Lithgow Rifles Survey

[Sht_LE]

Some more for the servey:

No.1 MK.III 1916 s/n 44518 barrel 1917

No.1 MK.III* (* cancelled) 1918 s/n A1841 barrel 1918

No.1 MK. III* (* not cancelled but cutoff fitted) 1922 s/n B4528 barrel 2/24

No.1 MK.III 1927 s/n B16622 barrel un-numbered 4/45 Lithgow

No.1 MK.III* 1941 s/n C1164 barrel un- numbered 7/44 Lithgow

No.1 MK.III* 1953 s/n F40140 barrel 2/54

And, don't know if it will help but I have:

No.1 Mk.III* 1942 s/n D87608 FTRed in 52 (MA/52) is a stripped body that ran afoul of a chop saw (only thing keeping it together is about a 4mm section on the right and a 10mm section on the left behind the barrel threads). Not my doing it was given to me that way, and makes me sad every time I look at it.

No.1 MK.III* 1944 s/n 2730 This is a stripped action body only and is DP marked.

[Tom Doniphon]

Muffett, on one of your lists you have rifle no. D967700 which I believe is mine. The serial number is incorrect in that it has one xtra 0. The actual number is D96770.

[muffett.2008]

Thanks Tom, that one is marked in red as an anomalie, good to correct it.

Thanks to all for the info, will get the updates out in a couple of days.

[muffett.2008]

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[CowboyBillWatts]

1922 no 1 mk3*. B3907. barrel dated 09/25. bolt is not marked in the usual place, however on the underside i find E1900, clearly not original. underneath the bolt on the action i notice D5689, but i have read elsewhere that this wasn't intended to be a SN. lower forearm wood does not match B3907. nosecap, buttstock, action, barrel, rear sight all match. the slot for the mag-cutoff is present, however the cutoff plate itself is not present. brass stock disc is present, but blank. i have scoured this thing for FTR markings, and i do not see any, though clearly she has been repaired by someone at some point.

love your survey and reading through this. what a neat idea!!

[Bindi2]

1922 no 1 mk3*. B3907. barrel dated 09/25. bolt is not marked in the usual place, however on the underside i find E1900, clearly not original. underneath the bolt on the action i notice D5689, but i have read elsewhere that this wasn't intended to be a SN. lower forearm wood does not match B3907. nosecap, buttstock, action, barrel, rear sight all match. the slot for the mag-cutoff is present, however the cutoff plate itself is not present. brass stock disc is present, but blank. i have scoured this thing for FTR markings, and i do not see any, though clearly she has been repaired by someone at some point.

love your survey and reading through this. what a neat idea!!

Look for stamps on the butt

[CowboyBillWatts]

i double-checked the buttstock for the "FTR" markings, or the more ethereal "FR" markings. no such luck. just not there. thanks for reminding me!!!!!

[fat fred]

1926 ser. # B14004, FTR MA/51 barrel dated 4 '51
nose cap and barrel sn B14004, bolt sn scrubbed, bolt underside assembly #F3166 does not match top right rear side of receiver # that looks like E6037
cheers
Fred

[muffett.2008]

Thanks Fred, if you check the front face of the bolt handle, you will find BA stamped next to the handle ball, a bolt replacement program was being run from about 1945 until the completion of the FTR program.

[Homer]

1926 ser. # B14004, FTR MA/51 barrel dated 4 '51
nose cap and barrel sn B14004, bolt sn scrubbed, bolt underside assembly #F3166 does not match top right rear side of receiver # that looks like E6037
cheers
Fred

Fred is the bolt scrubbed and not numbered?