Need Enfield help Please

Dixie Shooter · April 29, 2001, 11:40 AM

Need some help on this rifle,..dont know much about the Enfield but would like to collect a few.

On the wrist band behind the trigger it reads;

MA
Lithgow
S.M.L.E.
III *
1941

On the stock it reads

MA
Lithgow
III* HV
1942

The bore is clean and has good rifling groves.
The wood is exceptionaly good with few gouges or dents.
Stock # matches the reciever #.....bolt #dont match.
Very clean rifle with virtualy no surface rust.

Price is $120 and would look good next to my Gibbs #7 jungle carbine.

Any comments and help would be appreciated.

Harley Nolden · April 29, 2001, 02:23 PM

Dixie Shooter:
Hope this will help you:

BRITAIN

Indicators for year of manufacture:

V.R. (Victoria Regina) 1888-1901
E.R. (Edwardius Rex) 1901-1910
G.R. (Georgius Rex) 1910-1936
1936-1952
E.R. (Elizabeth Regina) 1952 to Date

Manufacturer Marks:

Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Enfield (EFD)
Birmingham Small Arms B.S.A. & AM Co
London Small Arms L.S.A orL.S.A. Ltd
Vickers V.S.M.
Standard Small Arms S.S.A.
National Rifle Factory N.R.F.

S.M.L.E BRITISH
NO.1 Mark III Short Lee Enfield.
Adopted: 1907
Cal: .303
Length: 44.5"
Wt: 8.6lb
Action: Turnbolt
Bolt: 2 Piece non rotating head
Mag: Detach Bx. Stagg. Column
Capacity: 10 rnds
Bbl length: 25.2"
Bore Dia: .303"
Twist: Left
Rate: 10"

Basic British rifle of WWI and used to some extent in WWII. Over 2,000,000 made by Enfield. B.S.A. made over one million during the same period.

Note: Savage also made a rifle for the .303 British cartridge however, the Brits called it the .301 Savage to distinguish it between the .303 British round.

HJN

Dixie Shooter · April 30, 2001, 12:37 PM

Thankyou Sir for the help! This rifle is real clean and sweet to look at......hope is shoots just as well!

bergie · April 30, 2001, 12:45 PM

Lithgow is Australian. they continued to produce the No.I Mk. III* after most of the British arsenal had switched to the newer version, the #4.
bergie

April 29, 2001, 11:40 AM	#1
Dixie Shooter Junior Member Join Date: April 29, 2001 Location: Land of Cotton Posts: 3	Need some help on this rifle,..dont know much about the Enfield but would like to collect a few. On the wrist band behind the trigger it reads; MA Lithgow S.M.L.E. III * 1941 On the stock it reads MA Lithgow III* HV 1942 The bore is clean and has good rifling groves. The wood is exceptionaly good with few gouges or dents. Stock # matches the reciever #.....bolt #dont match. Very clean rifle with virtualy no surface rust. Price is $120 and would look good next to my Gibbs #7 jungle carbine. Any comments and help would be appreciated. __________________ 9 out of 10 voices in my head tell me to pull the trigger

April 30, 2001, 12:37 PM	#3
Dixie Shooter Junior Member Join Date: April 29, 2001 Location: Land of Cotton Posts: 3	Thankyou Sir for the help! This rifle is real clean and sweet to look at......hope is shoots just as well! __________________ 9 out of 10 voices in my head tell me to pull the trigger

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April 29, 2001, 02:23 PM	#2
Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	Dixie Shooter: Hope this will help you: BRITAIN Indicators for year of manufacture: V.R. (Victoria Regina) 1888-1901 E.R. (Edwardius Rex) 1901-1910 G.R. (Georgius Rex) 1910-1936 1936-1952 E.R. (Elizabeth Regina) 1952 to Date Manufacturer Marks: Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Enfield (EFD) Birmingham Small Arms B.S.A. & AM Co London Small Arms L.S.A orL.S.A. Ltd Vickers V.S.M. Standard Small Arms S.S.A. National Rifle Factory N.R.F. S.M.L.E BRITISH NO.1 Mark III Short Lee Enfield. Adopted: 1907 Cal: .303 Length: 44.5" Wt: 8.6lb Action: Turnbolt Bolt: 2 Piece non rotating head Mag: Detach Bx. Stagg. Column Capacity: 10 rnds Bbl length: 25.2" Bore Dia: .303" Twist: Left Rate: 10" Basic British rifle of WWI and used to some extent in WWII. Over 2,000,000 made by Enfield. B.S.A. made over one million during the same period. Note: Savage also made a rifle for the .303 British cartridge however, the Brits called it the .301 Savage to distinguish it between the .303 British round. HJN

April 30, 2001, 12:45 PM	#4
bergie Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 1999 Posts: 567	Lithgow is Australian. they continued to produce the No.I Mk. III* after most of the British arsenal had switched to the newer version, the #4. bergie