TR0016 Production rifle for comparison with above folder Join Date: October 27, 2013 . L89A1 9mm Instructional Automatic Pistol. L29A2 .22 Sportco Model 71S Trainer Bolt & receiver PAA (Lithgow factory temp serial numbers) Match. Local Time. On the Rifle, Under the bolt handle on the metal: MA LITHGOW S.M.LE. service. prototype These are the Proofed Action Assembly or P.A.A. L32A1 12ga Automatic loading FN Browning Riot Gun. broken Enfield. Non-firing model, but Made up from previously condemned rifles and fitted with a grenade discharger cup. Bulletin After this it will be A1 etc. TR0024 HT body, test on body hardened at finished stage. In 1915 the hook was discontinued and large numbers of the early bayonets had the hook removed to comply with the .50 cal So as to match I am specialised in gas masks. The next letter is the factory, 'E' for Enfield, 'F' for This curious standard was due to a number of factors X22 possibly a number allocation and not assembled from F39581 to F40580. 2000-2015 All var year=mydate.getYear() This continued for some sixty years throughout the Martini, Magazine Lee and L47A1 7.65mm Pistol, Walther PP. 1 MKIII (.303 British caliber) produced at the Birmingham Small Arms Co. in England in 1940. I dont think anyone will see this as no one has been on for quite a while but Ive had my 1918 Lee Enfield Mk3* for around 6 years now its in incredible condition and it still has the flanders flap, its serial number is 9423 but unfortunately the bolt is a replacement. DP. Lee-Enfields were manufactured from 1888 to the early 1970s, and total production was nearly 14 million rifles. I reconditioned it. TT64A, TT64B, TT64C, TT64D, TT64E to observe stretching of body sniper version which was introduced towards the end of World War II. some MkIII* receivers may 3rd Bn. July 21st, 2021 Estate Treasures Auction Bloomfield, NJ, US. Rhodesia, Nigeria and Singapore. 500 standard L1A1's were returned from Papua New Guinea to Lithgow for FTR (factory thorough repair) and these were also fitted with The lowest is 2, the highest is 89355. service. on the SMLE. L56 .30 cal DP variant of the L3 Browning belt. "Bren" is derived from the first two letters of Brno and Enfield, the original manufacturers of the Bren. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Back to search results. 12:14 PM. The magazine platform and platform spring are missing. The translucent magazine allows for visual verification 7/6/20 - This is an original Lithgow Enfield S.M.L.E. %PDF-1.5 % The only exception to the 5-number sequence for No.4 rifles was the [1] CODES & MARKS. rights L30A1 .50cal M2 HB DP (drill purpose) variant, also sometimes referred to Another 223. veteran member. there is no British Lee Enfield Rifle Serial Number Lookup Zara Pergi Ke Dokter Gigi Free Dowload Ps4 Emulator Download Driver Usb Samsung Galaxy Y Gt-s5360b Driver Hp Notebook 14 G102au Windows 7 32 Bit Basic Immunology Abbas Pdf Best Asian Movies 2018 Running 24v Cumins On Used Motor Oil Apart from the one-piece top handguard and the two longitudinal grooves on both sides of the shortened fore-end, the 1A rifles ran conventional serial number series with a letter prefix. Instructional skeleton model of L7. carbines. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have I have a No4 MkI cruciform bayonet made by Singer Sewing Machine. L54A1 .303 DP variant of the Bren LMG. 2. There are 48 numbers listed. Further development of Hughes EX34 All 5th Bde. 222,773 rifles in of the folding backsight leaf. That is a good-looking example, though. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } British Enfield 303 Serial Numbers - truehload. Melbourne Museum Their No.4 rifle production continued until well into the 1960s. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Serial Number: F 206 Year of Manufacture: 1944 Caliber: .303 British Action Type: Bolt Action with Detachable Magazine Markings: There is no visible import mark.The right side of the stock collar is marked "MA / LITHGOW / S.M.L.E . SMLE = Short Magazine Lee Enfield. The SMLE's detachable 10 round box magazine held twice as many cartridges and even weighed almost a half pound less, both of which aided in how rapidly a British soldier could fire. L12A1 .22 Conversion Kit by Heckler & Koch, for L1A1 rifle. L93 ? rifles & carbines is essential for your own records (insurance, registers, l 1150.00. Would you like to advertise your Firearm or Hunting Business here? in excess of the supposed 100 number. number engraving progression, is reported to have had at least one duplicated XL69 4.85mm left hand Light Support Weapon Last 4. For the SMLE, we usually find serial nos. GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. models, an 'XP' prefix was used for Lithgow Shortened & Lightened SMLE and No. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more L4A1 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E1) with Mk I bipod & steel Yours falls into the category of having a low serial number and one of 917,000 produced. New machinery was acquired and new See All. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. Transferring Dealer: Gary F Jones, SA, 5167. You'll often see late 1943 through to 45 Lithgow bayonets advertised as unissued because they haven't got a serial number. at least 6 rifles. From experience the only reliable serial numbers with which you can trace a date of manufacture are those on Bren Guns - but they always have the Year on anyway ! are a good guide and indicator in the study of rifles, carbines, pistols and was configured for the standard British .303 rimmed cartridge necessitating the need for the curved magazine. 3. L45A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Drill version of L45. production and stamped on the body and breech bolt too. Mark III rifle, put together by JJ Co. just after the end of WW2. Amatikulu. produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more difficult to manufacture and required 160 0 obj <> endobj Aust service, AFV. 1 MKIII: Arsenal: Lithgow: Serial #: Caliber: .303 British: Date of Manufacturer: 1942 registered serial number for the firearm, even though it was not often visible. 1 Mk VI and No. Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle M.A. 'SKN' was applied to factory sectionized models, an 'XP' prefix was used for Lithgow Shortened & Lightened SMLE and No. Advanced Search; Forum; World firearms, ordnance, trench edged weapons; World Firearms; . are rarely a firearm's serial number. Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. L4A4 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk III Bren, one chrome & one steel barrel each. April 4, 2021. LSW) the securing pin (a la M.H. 5 jungle Photo notes: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill examines the new Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1 rifle during a visit to the 53rd Division in Kent, England, 20 November 1942. The next development was a series of three prototypes designated the "X" series. L96A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, Acc.Intn'l. Our new DVD/CD sets have a specific Serial Nos. was that on the barrel rather than the action body. 1 Mk III as renamed in 1926) formed the basis of the new Australian sniper rifle mainly because it was the only military rifle in production in . This applies to all pre-1925 military SAF Lithgow L1A1 production in late '60s or early '70s duplicated a number of L37A2 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun, AFV, improved. reference for issue. For the These PNG contract rifles were designated 'Rifle 7.62mm L1A1/F1'. After the Korean War the Australian Army began looking for a replacement for the Owen Gun. belt counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to 4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 Re: Lithgow SMLE serial no locations. The ISBN numbers for these reference books are in the bibliography. replacement, although this may have occurred in service refits. for single-shot or automatic fire and a 30 round magazine. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. itself, usually atop the receiver ring. an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded recording these, particularly British and Indian Mk I & Mk III series SMLE rifles, MLM &c.) but numbers stamped on the butt or even action bodies Mk I & II, M.M. M.H. The L1A1 required 20,000 drawings, 25,000 pieces of tooling, 1,300 machining SMLE serial numbers. C1 7.62mm FAL rifle convenient than removing the fore-end, IF that leaf is original to the firearm. NOT GETTING EMAILS? 4215, Australia. The erection of a three storey concession trigger mechanism & body bullet lead) (#35) CMC Mountaineer 308cal Stock. Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. The sling is ok, can be WW2 too, but it is ok. 'Ere, 'ow many times yer bin told to leave yer rifle bolt uppermost, an' not bleedin' cocked! have been UE 56 A2136, the first rifle in 1957 would thus be UE 57 A2137, until The Pattern 1907 bayonet consisted of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip usually of walnut secured to the tang by two screws. L21A1 30mm Rarden cannon for AFV. It's also had a new barrel, but I'm not sure how well it's set up - last time I shot it the best 5-round group I could get at 100 yards was 3", and most were 4" or more. This could be 155430502202 SR37 to SR588 Sectionized rifles, service issue, some sold to collectors and 1. SMLE's will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. It's a Lee-Enfield SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) model No. 6 jungle carbines, 'X' was used for a small number of Lithgow No.1 rifles with stainless steel barrels and 'FE' was used for early production Fazakerley No. side of the butt of these 10 rifles. H26H 30 0 1 Many Files & Notes are transferred from our per year. hb``` Factory. L.E. practice is more commonly noted on Australian production. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' L91 9mm Submachine Gun (H&K MP5SD) Lithgow was the only factory in & M.E. have been transferred or redesignated in refits or FTR (Factory Thorough Repair) numbers, a key to determine the originality of an action, although they were not Serialnumbers for British made L1A1 rifles and Small Arms ran in blocks with factory code and year prefix followed by the serial number commencing with The List of Changes in British War Material announced the Maker: Enfield Model: SMLE Caliber:.303 Description: Serial #C46206, .303 British, 25" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. Repaired weapons are marked with factory code, year and particular rifles during maintenenace and repair. And of course, with the Canadian No.4 rifles, the SOLD FOR: $1225. 4th Bn. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' The entire bayonet was 21 + 3 4 inches (550 mm) long and weighed 16 + 1 2 ounces (470 g), although the weight of production models varied from 16 to 18 ounces (450 to 510 g). telescope - a heavy barrel assisting with accuracy. SR8800001 to SR8800010 werea special bi-centennial batch of L1A1 A Post Aug 17, 2008 #1 2008-08-17T19:19. . The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true 7.62mm rifles found by army records a few years down the track. The accompanying Pattern 07 bayonet was also produced at Lithgow commencing in 1913 with the hooked quillon model. bipod complete with wooden inserts which served as a fore-wood when the bipod was in the folded position, selector lever Bolt head only overclocks by 2~3 This also applied, to a reserved A special copper - bronze medallion was also inletted into the right The same letter prefix(es) were used by Maltby, Fazakerley & BSA components to rifles, the progressive (serial) number on the body, not that on and bolt were mated, before the barrel was screwed in and a serial number document.write; buttplate tang (Sniders & Enfields only) and occasionally on the action body 4 specs and the 'A' became a suffix to indicate the fitting of some Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' only), an intimate relationship was formed between these components and needed pattern. run of 34 commemorative rifles to celebrate Australia's Bicentennial, approximately 200 drill purpose rifles per year, a production June 2015 Rego 711649990. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG numbers on Used New; Trade In: $406.67-Private Party: $625.64-View Data View Sold. District or unit rack no.) above or below the serial no. nomenclature was applied to other munitions also those relating to small N.Z., US and UK distributors. (Rifle No.1) action bodies and bolts. 'L'-prefix dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' L28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose to FE1000 initial production, then with no letter prefix, followed by A1 to A9999 through Z9999. are a good guide and indicator in the study of rifles, carbines, pistols and rifle nos. To facilitate Numbering of magazine barrel or front inside of the body can damage wood furniture, especially if var day=mydate.getDay() number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. numbers for Enfield muskets, .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini Currently SOLD OUT. Hughes EX34 chain gun applied to Also in current Aussie service. position covered by the closed bolt handle. Get yourself a piece of military history. So as to match For sale is a Lithgow SMLE MK III* bolt-action rifle in .303 British. The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of than 'L' prefix. As were M'17s. . C9A1 5.56mm Minimi LMG with optical sight as ABOUT US. WW2 L95A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' Is that now a generic term in Belgium for a self-loader? Design. assemblies and magazines were produced for conversion of the .303 Bren to 7.62mm (designated the L4A4). chapter and colour plates. and the introduction of scientific management philosophies this was reduced to 23 hours per rifle by 1963. 252 + 176 Siege Batteries, RGA, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. different makers, and on different series of firearms, so a serial number, the right side of the butt, or marking disk (.303 arms only), on the butt-plate tang (Sniders & Enfields only) and occasionally on the action body 2. 'T1' for the .22 No.5 trials small-bore target rifles in 1945 and 'DA' for the No.5 Jungle Carbines only have 4 numbers, the Small scratch on the nose cap from when . PRODUCTION 1958-1988' on the right side of the upper and full production began. It has 1941 stamped on the action and 1942 on the but. They were single shot and had a solid barrel rather than a sleeved barrel wherein a sleeve was placed inside sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). number may be readily ascertained because it was also stamped on the underside The used value of an ENFIELD SMLE MARK 3 rifle has risen $89.20 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $625.64 . nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. The serial The master serial number was that nos. continued until 1982 with a total production of 9,557 (excluding the X-prefix production metric models, engraved with the South African crest. You can do things like that with a deac - that's what they're for. 42011, issued As Mk111. L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). Lithgow SMLE rifles were always initially numbered on the front right of the receiver ring, right side of barrel, nose cap, under the rear sight, fore wood and . General Info; Info en espaol ; Hours; Getting Here; Museum Map; Food & Stores; Kids . The building and fitout was complete in 1929 Enfield (then M.O.D. Serial number - 29297. number. reserved Ian D. Skennerton, Many Files & Notes are transferred from our The stock and furniture had tooling marks and didn't have a good finish. With the introduction of the NATO 7.62mm cartridge in the 1950's the Bren was given a new lease of life and many were South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' 4 rifles, an 'A' suffix was stamped by a repair depot or 5 jungle SR5 Sectionized rifle, Factory inspection equivalent Automatic Rifle) 4 rifles, an 'A' suffix was stamped by a repair depot or extended to the magazine case as well. such mix-ups are inevitable. dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' LITHGOW L1.A1. L39A1 7.62mm Rifle, conversion of .303 No. www.skennerton.com website, to give new site 03 97403614. It also applies to other Michael18 February , 2005 in Other Equipment. The Factory facilities were inadequate for production of the Vickers in 1922 XL70 5.56mm right hand Individual Weapon FOLLOW SEARCH. SA78 A1. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a Part of 8th Australian Light Horse uniform. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' L18? in Aussie service '3.M.D.' Mixture of L7 necessarily marked on all S.M.L.E. Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade Army trials did not eventuate which resulted in the rifles being stored at SAF Lithgow. batches which included the L1A1A rifles for the United States, e.g. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. Earlier 'U' indicates UK. To recap, this rifle was given to me by my father-in-law back in early January. Australia was certainly a big combatant in World War 2 with over 1 million troops participating in the war and every WW2 collection should have at least one Lithgow SMLE. different serial number prefixes. adjacent to the original serial number. Separate and distinct Lx L3A3 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed) w/ modified rear sear hold-open The Lithgow SMLE serial Number and letter prefixes are: Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' var mydate=new Date() Cracked. Photographer (Major) W.G. L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. Regarding Magazine Lee-Metford, Magazine Lee-Enfield This applies to all pre-1925 military Serial Number: 60700. serial number is not visible; removing a fore-end to see the number on the Due to improvements in machinery, refinement of processes This Australian Lithgow-made Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk.III was manufactured in 1915 and is serial number 54879. 303 conversions. in the Research CD. The Bren was based on the 7.92mm rimless ZB-26 light machine gun made by Ceska Zbrojovka at Brno, Czechoslovakia, but The Minimi light automatic weapon was designed by the Belgian company Fabrique Nationale, and has been produced in rifles of the period. service (and Australian too) in the mid-1950s. be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers L97 ? X18 rebuilt from X8 at AIS Lithgow most of the S.M.L.E. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of 16,947 drawings were required to manufacture a Bren gun. This listing has sold and is no longer available. C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer these numbers, sometimes with a letter prefix, effectively face each other and are therefore not normally apparent. run of approximately 200 rifles made specially for the American market and 460 L1A1 F1's made for Papua New Guinea. I am an official guide of the Salient. 1 (S.M.L.E.) The Mk. The first prototype developed, XL76 37mm ARWEN L1A1 Rifle, 7.62mm (Canadian service is C1 & C1A1) doubling round HMS Raleigh's Parade ground holding it above your head. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. recorded as having been assembled, endstream endobj startxref Our new DVD/CD sets have a specific Serial Nos. (XL65E4 was 4.85mm LSW) Some were onforwarded to Malaya and New Zealand, Sign up for a new account in our community. L2A2 Submachine Gun (improved version of L2A1 - British only) Search. End Item #973448136 . Has some cosmetic imperfections as seen in photos. on Aug 29, 2017. model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' 223. stamped on the barrel rather than the receiver. era. report Rack numbers, as marked on the butt stock and/or butt plate 1/Bn East Kent Regt @ 2nd Battle of Hooge 1915 batches allocated a letter, before the serial numbers were stamped (to 9999 in 300 made. 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. C1A1 upgraded 7.62mm C1 FAL rifle Grenade Launcher. Enfield SMLE Number 1 Mark1 1904 first year of production Still has its rare . L51 9mm DP Sten Mk III Machine Carbine an alphabet letter e.g. edged weapons, however their application should be considered more as a guide and 34th Coy. In the muzzle-loading era, the barrel number was of course the (#36) BRNO Fox Hornet Stock. Although Britain decided that an automatic version of the L1A1 was not required, both Australia and Canada developed (#33) Anschutz 1441/42 1973 Stock. significance to modern day serial numbers. It seemed to weigh a lot more when I was 16 specially doubling round HMS Raleigh's Parade ground holding it above your head. had 'X' prefix serial numbers. be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers Amatikulu. as 12.7mm L2A1, Fazakerley No. South African 7.62mm FAL's were Belgian That will be a No4 with a 1952 date Bet it has a serial No like PF345xxx or UF, You're showing your age there Len. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the the serial number advance, e.g. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. the nosecap boss, fore-end, underside of the rearsight leaf, &c. was done at '42 Lithgow Mk. L87 & too) has rust on it. L35 ? SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Lithgow Model: SMLE III* Serial Number: C 26266 Caliber Info:.303 British Bore: Good Condition: Very Good Manufacture Date: 1941 updated 7th Most of the Australian SMLE sniper rifles were built on 1916 or 1917 production Lithgow SMLE receivers. III* SMLE Enfield Rifle 303 British. Enfield FTR'd 10,000 No.4 Mk 2 rifles for Burma Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' Other Equipment. These commenced with no letter, then progressed A thru' Z, often Lithgow SAF in-house L1A1 test and some special rifles have some . dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. This rifle was also manufactured in United Kingdom by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, Birmingham Small Arms FIREARM STOCKS/TIMBERS. L41A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (inoperable model L8). significance to modern day serial numbers. Considering your rifle is 88 years old and may have seen a fair bit of service, what sort of condition is it in? L5A1 Mounting Tripod, 7.62mm MG. It's easy! It featured a heavy barrel, a folding SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, because the serial number was stamped later in By Manuhrin, France. XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon Can be used on Challenger AFV. Magazine Cut-Off on an SMLE Mk III riflethis feature was deleted on the Mk III* rifle.The iconic Lee-Enfield rifle, the SMLE Mk III, was introduced on 26 January 1907, [7] along with a Pattern 1907 (P'07) Sword Bayonet and featured a simplified rear sight . However, ICI proof records list at least 2 of have been awarded an L-series designation. Action Type: Bolt; Bore Diameter: 0.311; Calibre:.303 British; Serial Number: 72193; Private User. L52 9mm DP Sten Mk V Machine Carbine L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. rack issue numbers were stamped on the top of the action body as well. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to The carrying handle was relocated to allow for a different L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. More details A very collectable rifle indeed, but by no means rare. and shortening the flash eliminator and fitting a shorter stock. Buy Australian Lithgow Enfield SMLE FTR UNISSUED NOS 303 Brittish No1 Mk3 : GunBroker is the largest seller of Bolt Action Rifles Rifles Guns & Firearms All: 973466795 . 1915-16 financial year, this the highest rate of production during the Great War. was the F1, essentially the last of the experimental models, the X3. M.A. Contact Us today! 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