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Maximilian II · 07-11-2009, 12:50 AM

How do I decipher all the markings on my rifle? I have an old .303 that I love, and bought cheap at $60 10-15 years ago. The safety flops but works when it's in the right spot. It shoots fine at 100 yards, I don't have long open shots here in the brush country.
I can say that it looks a lot like the photo mister2 posted but has a more rounded off magazine if I recall. I don't have it handy to compare but can record the marks within the next few days.

GA1911 · 07-12-2009, 12:38 PM

Here are some Enfield markers that I found. Hope they help you.

Maximilian II · 07-13-2009, 01:44 AM

Thanks!

gdmoody · 07-13-2009, 01:05 PM

Mine was made in/by Lithgow. Thank you to GA1911 for the information on how to tell where it was made. I feel kind of silly not being able to find it until now!!

Laufer · 07-27-2009, 03:02 PM

My second LE, with matching bolt+receiver, came home from the Batesville, MS gun show yesterday. Called my wife from the show and said "I've found your birthday gift to me"... silence on the other end

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There seems to be a letter B, but some serial numbers etc are restamped on top of some of the others.

MJ1's top gun looks like it.

The Rebel · 07-29-2009, 04:34 PM

"Long Branch" MK4, No1 with Bayonet/Scabard and 4 magazines... 1944 and is accurate ~ It's Issue with no modifications. Got mine back in 1987 for the poultry sum of $60.00. So Goes "Inflation !"

libraryguy, That's a nice looking Radio in the image you posted in October of 2006.

What brand is it and I suspect ... say about 1930's date ???

MJ1 · 07-29-2009, 06:42 PM

MJ

Laufer · 07-31-2009, 01:35 AM

MJ1 is the LE Guru.
What a foxy brood of babes you have.

Do the two hand guard pieces normally match the wood just beneath, on most #4s?

MJ1 · 08-01-2009, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laufer

MJ1 is the LE Guru.
What a foxy brood of babes you have.

Do the two hand guard pieces normally match the wood just beneath, on most #4s?

Guru? No not even close. I learn something new every day about Enfields.

Here is a 1942 Savage with the 20X Scout. Reg. spotting scope.

...............MJ.........

Laufer · 10-04-2009, 02:43 AM

Don't know how to use cameras with computers, but bought a third LE:
a really nice all-matching #5, my second.

GA1911: Thanks very much. After reading your link, it appears that the upper left area of the elevated sight with the single letter "B" indicates BSA?
Serial: "V 540".

sliverflinger · 12-04-2009, 04:13 PM

First one was an Ishipore 2a that I got because it was a cheap milsurp. 308. It sat quietly in the safe for about six months, don't think I even fired it. Then a guy at the Rock Springs show got me to bite on a Long Branch (again cheap).I can't explain it but the bug hit. A Lithgow from a pawn shop in SLC. A Savage from Gun Broker.Another Lithgow from another Ut. show. A MkV from a show in Marbleton Wy. All told I went from two to six in less than two months. The only one that was made in Eng. is the only that really cost me , the Mk V.
About that time common sense (SWMBO) came into play, but I think I have most of the bases covered. Besides then I discovered the 6.5 Grendel.

Monsignor B · 12-13-2009, 06:58 PM

Mine is a 1917 No. 1 Mk3 from RSAF Enfield

john1958 · 12-15-2009, 05:59 AM

This summer I picked up a No.1 Mk III at the Indy 1500 show to replace a $50 1943 BSA dog I had. Couldn't pass it up for $150. For awhile Enfields of this model and No.4's were bringing over $300. I thought it was unit marked because it said "LSA Co. L". Come to find out it's a London Small Arms Company, Limited dated 1917. Up until then I'd never heard of this maker. Somewhere I read where it's a harder to find maker. I'm happy!

John in Indiana

GreatWhiteNorth · 01-01-2010, 12:23 AM

Enfield in 1910 (converted later to .22 No. 2 Mk IV* status)
BSA Co. in 1918 (Canadian-marked)
Lithgow in 1922
Long Branch in 1944 (RCMP-marked)

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Savage (US)	29	27.62%
Long Branch (Canadian)	31	29.52%
BSA (or any British) Please state manufacturer!	59	56.19%
Any other, Aussie, Indian, Khyber Pass "Maypop" Please State!	44	41.90%
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07-11-2009, 12:50 AM	#76
Maximilian II Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northwest GA Posts: 1,381	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... How do I decipher all the markings on my rifle? I have an old .303 that I love, and bought cheap at $60 10-15 years ago. The safety flops but works when it's in the right spot. It shoots fine at 100 yards, I don't have long open shots here in the brush country. I can say that it looks a lot like the photo mister2 posted but has a more rounded off magazine if I recall. I don't have it handy to compare but can record the marks within the next few days. __________________ Karma is just justice, without the satisfaction. And I don't believe in justice. -Joe Sarno, bagman.

07-13-2009, 01:44 AM	#78
Maximilian II Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northwest GA Posts: 1,381	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... Thanks! __________________ Karma is just justice, without the satisfaction. And I don't believe in justice. -Joe Sarno, bagman.

07-13-2009, 01:05 PM	#79
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,324	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... Mine was made in/by Lithgow. Thank you to GA1911 for the information on how to tell where it was made. I feel kind of silly not being able to find it until now!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

07-27-2009, 03:02 PM	#80
Laufer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West TN. Posts: 188	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... My second LE, with matching bolt+receiver, came home from the Batesville, MS gun show yesterday. Called my wife from the show and said "I've found your birthday gift to me"... silence on the other end. There seems to be a letter B, but some serial numbers etc are restamped on top of some of the others. MJ1's top gun looks like it. Last edited by Laufer; 11-22-2009 at 12:01 AM..

07-29-2009, 04:34 PM	#81
The Rebel V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 83	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... "Long Branch" MK4, No1 with Bayonet/Scabard and 4 magazines... 1944 and is accurate ~ It's Issue with no modifications. Got mine back in 1987 for the poultry sum of $60.00. So Goes "Inflation !" libraryguy, That's a nice looking Radio in the image you posted in October of 2006. What brand is it and I suspect ... say about 1930's date ???

07-29-2009, 06:42 PM	#82
MJ1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 97	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... MJ

07-31-2009, 01:35 AM	#83
Laufer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West TN. Posts: 188	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... MJ1 is the LE Guru. What a foxy brood of babes you have. Do the two hand guard pieces normally match the wood just beneath, on most #4s? Last edited by Laufer; 07-31-2009 at 01:37 AM..

10-04-2009, 02:43 AM	#85
Laufer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West TN. Posts: 188	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... Don't know how to use cameras with computers, but bought a third LE: a really nice all-matching #5, my second. GA1911: Thanks very much. After reading your link, it appears that the upper left area of the elevated sight with the single letter "B" indicates BSA? Serial: "V 540". Last edited by Laufer; 10-19-2009 at 03:30 AM..

12-04-2009, 04:13 PM	#86
sliverflinger Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SW Wyoming Posts: 4	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... First one was an Ishipore 2a that I got because it was a cheap milsurp. 308. It sat quietly in the safe for about six months, don't think I even fired it. Then a guy at the Rock Springs show got me to bite on a Long Branch (again cheap).I can't explain it but the bug hit. A Lithgow from a pawn shop in SLC. A Savage from Gun Broker.Another Lithgow from another Ut. show. A MkV from a show in Marbleton Wy. All told I went from two to six in less than two months. The only one that was made in Eng. is the only that really cost me , the Mk V. About that time common sense (SWMBO) came into play, but I think I have most of the bases covered. Besides then I discovered the 6.5 Grendel.

12-13-2009, 06:58 PM	#87
Monsignor B Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 2	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... Mine is a 1917 No. 1 Mk3 from RSAF Enfield

12-15-2009, 05:59 AM	#88
john1958 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West-Central Indiana Posts: 21	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... This summer I picked up a No.1 Mk III at the Indy 1500 show to replace a $50 1943 BSA dog I had. Couldn't pass it up for $150. For awhile Enfields of this model and No.4's were bringing over $300. I thought it was unit marked because it said "LSA Co. L". Come to find out it's a London Small Arms Company, Limited dated 1917. Up until then I'd never heard of this maker. Somewhere I read where it's a harder to find maker. I'm happy! John in Indiana __________________ Waffenmeister

01-01-2010, 12:23 AM	#89
GreatWhiteNorth Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3	Re: I own an Enfield made by...... Enfield in 1910 (converted later to .22 No. 2 Mk IV* status) BSA Co. in 1918 (Canadian-marked) Lithgow in 1922 Long Branch in 1944 (RCMP-marked)