Lithgow Rifles Survey

[CINDERS]

1916 58234 5MD "H" barrel stamped on butt wrist

1921 A90694 1921 barrel all original except fore woods

1945 F37239 Heavy barrel fitted

Information

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[vadasteve]

Lithgow No1 Mk111 1913 s/n 16182
361 not struck out
361 Barrel Butt marked 16182

No1 Mk111 1917 s/n 15354
71520 Bolt 71520 HB 11/49
Butt marked H on wrist 15354

No1 Mk111 1917 s/n 66871 H barrel MA

N o1 Mk111 1917 s/n 94380 H barrel 2/59

No1 Mk111 1940 s/n B44294 H barrel MA

No1 Mk111 1925 s/n B11855 Barrel 8/44

No1 Mk111 1918 s/n A57864 H barrel 7/56
3692

No1 Mk111* 1921 s/n A92035 Barrel 9/43

NO1 Mk111* 1920 s/n A81362 Barrel 71691 7/44

NO1 Mk111 1927 s/n B17952 Barrel A 86306 7/21

No1 Mk111* 1942 s/n E30335 H Barrel

No1 Mk111* 1944 s/n F4619 H Barrel MA

No1 Mk111* 1941 s/n B89414 H barrel MA62 FTR MA/52

No 1 Mk 111*1942 s/n 21768 barrel 21768 11/54 FTR MA55

No1 Mk111* 1943 s/n E53479 Barrel 11/43

No1 Mk111* 1942 s/n E30847 H Barrel

No1 Mk111* 1941 s/n C72421 Barrel C 72421

No1 Mk111* 1921 s/n A86976 marked DP on Knox Form Barrel 3/45

No1 Mk 111* 1943 s/n E79655 all matching FTR MA55 Barrel11/54 rifle received in
grease and unfired since FTR.

Regards

Steve

[muffett.2008]

Thanks Steve, PM sent.

[No.6]

Muffett,

Rifle
MA Lithgow SMLE III* 1943
E31954
On top of the barrel knox form is a capital 'R' within a circle - any idea what this means? Skennerton is uncertain - ?"replacement" or "reserve".

Bayonet
D96873

Rifle
MA Lithgow SMLE III* 1945
XP278
Butt is stamped MA 5/45, but, of course, while it says SMLE III* it is a No.6 Mk1/1

Regards,
Ian
(LERA #023, btw)

[parhur]

Lithgow 1941mark3* serial 30577

[muffett.2008]

What letter prefix on serial number, B or C ? and barrel date?

[LNM]

D16336 all matching numbers.

MA 41 receiver (has arrow over the MA)

MA 1942 butt

MA '42 on rear right sight protector wings

FTR and D/I\D on receiver ring

MA/52 on LHS butt socket

4/52 barrel

SLAZ 51 top wood

Rear sight originally from rifle A71407. Re-struck to D16336

Foresight protection wings drilled for zero adjustment.
As with most FTR rifles I have examined, it has has been refitted with a Lithgow star marked (older pattern) cocking piece (knurled ridge) and trigger guard (with swivel screw lugs)

Sold out of service marks to barrel knox, receiver ring and butt.

[butcher41mag]

Hello, first time posting.
from what i have been reading i think i got the numbers figured out, except my date on wrist and origional sn conflict with your lists so i will let you see what you think.
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there is also a # stamped on rt rear next to cocking device, and i haven't seen any ref. to what it was for. C1445

[stevebc]

Lithgow 1917 No. I Mk. III no star, serial #79624, rebarrelled in March of 1945

[muffett.2008]

Cinders, what are the years on those H barrels? it gives me an idea if the rifle was part of a repair program, an FTR or was rebarreled by a Civilian.