Markings on a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine

[CINDERS]

You may be right Aussie48 for the sake of a misread numeral it seems to match up pretty much with what is stamped on your No.5 go figure that right down to date and sqdn amazing this place is simply amazing.

[browningautorifle]

Rhodesian SAS formed in 1948 as C Squadron 1HL.

Strange, that was what I kept coming up with on his too...so I wonder?

[GunsNotPuns]

Hi GunsNotPuns strangely I have a Shirley No 5 with almost the same markings. Check that your I isn't in fact 1HL, research on mine came up with Rhodesian SAS formed in 1948 as C Squadron 1HL.

My markings are:
26 10 48
1HL
217
CSQN

Hope this helps, is it by any chance a Shirley made one like mine?

Dick

I am almost willing to bet that your interpretation of of IHL as 1HL is absolutely correct!

I must apologize for my absence from this thread after I promised a picture of the markings. I sprained my ankle over the Christmas holidays and was largely immobile. Today we had a snow storm but I took my game ankle out regardless to get a picture...and he had sold the bloody rifle.

In fact the very day that I looked at it he sold it off. So I can't confirm Shirley or provide a picture.

Not an auspicious way for me to introduce myself to this forum and I apologize for starting it and then failing to provide a picture. However, I am fairly comfortable with Dick's explanation that the rifle has some connection to the Rhodesian SAS given that the markings are virtually identical.

So my apologies and my thanks for your assistance gentlemen, it is greatly appreciated. Hopefully my next contribution to the forum will go a little more smoothly

[RobD]

Aussie48, excuse my ignorance, but what does 1 HL stand for?

[Surpmil]

During the Malayan campaign (1951–1953), a group of men from Southern Rhodesia volunteered to go to Malaya and were initially known as "The Far East Volunteer Group" later to become the Malayan Scouts. While in Malaya, they became "C" Squadron (Malayan Scouts) of the already formed "A", "B" Squadron of the British SAS. When "C" Squadron concluded their tour of duty they came back to Southern Rhodesia and the unit was disbanded.

Rhodesian Special Air Service - Wikipedia

Aussie48, excuse my ignorance, but what does 1 HL stand for?

Was about to ask the same thing. "Helicopter Landing" is about the only thing that comes to mind, if in fact there is any connection to Malaya etc. at all.

[peter303]

Hi everyone.
This will interest you all.

Have a look at these markings

The rifle is a 12/44 Fazakerley

Could this been B Squadron SAS?
Still can not work out the 1HL though

Regards
Peter

[peter303]

Also, I have only seen 1HL at the end of a lot of British Addresses.
Still do not know what it stands for - Home Land? haha