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smerdon42 
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 Posted: September 09 2024 at 11:03am |
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Akco from NSW originally we had the largest rats of Tobruk contingent in wagga for the longest time . Our family is a distant relative of John Edmonson VC . I met a lot of the guys on the track when i lived in Adelaide great guys and boy could they tell a yarn .if only they could talk .
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Posted: September 09 2024 at 11:03am |
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well if im seeing correctly it was made at the lithgow arsenal in 1942 [not certain on that 2] as a mkIII* , the serial number is that D 63861 , the buttstock is marked with the 4/sn thats why i suggested 4th military district ,
if that bipod is afixed - that was added and is not correct of course - that location would be the lug for the stacking swivel that would not have been installed n a mkIII* rifle it appears the buttstock might have been replaced as its marked 3/44 but im not sure of that ,
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Posted: September 12 2025 at 4:50pm |
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Heres 1 to decode, I think I know what it all means but Im here to confirm or learn  |
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Posted: September 13 2025 at 5:35pm |
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again marked to 4th military district there
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Posted: September 13 2025 at 8:22pm |
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My understanding of the markings are as follows;
CMF is Citizen Military Force 4MD is 4th Military District = South Australia 15085 serial number HV = High Velocity ammo tested III = type 3 A/C Shield is Lithgow Mark 11/18 date it was taken into service and the 2s39 is the date it was sold to public is this correct ?? Original date on the band is 1917 with a Lithgow shiled with the A above and in the shield it says Lithgow SHT.LE III
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Posted: September 14 2025 at 11:13am |
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I thought "HV" was a re-calibration of the sights for Mk VII ammo & the "short cone" barrel?
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Posted: September 15 2025 at 4:51pm |
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I reached out to the Lithgow small arms museum and they have provided me with a link to their page that contains 2 pdf files on markings and there meanings for both rifles and bayonets made at the factory
Could help to answer alot of questions, certainly would have answered a few of mine.
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Posted: November 29 2025 at 10:37am |
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Looking forward to giving my lithgow a good going over for markings.
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