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Topic: SMLE

Posted By: DubC75
Subject: SMLE
Date Posted: August 25 2024 at 2:51am

he!!o. Newb here. Was wondering about a lee- enfield i purchased . Can anyone help identify these markings please .

Lithgow

SMLE

I I

1940

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Posted By: Mayhem
Date Posted: August 25 2024 at 3:46pm

Welcome aboard!

MA is the factory code for Lithgow, which is a factory in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, NSW, Australia. This factory produced Australia's Lee-Endfield refiles.

SMLE is the abbreviation for Short Magazine Lee Enfield and the II is the mark number. However, this should be III* given the year of manufacture (1940).

Pictures are a great help as sometimes things are not what they should be, especially is someone has been tinkering!

Here is a link to the Lithgow Museum page on the Mk III and Mk III* SMLEs they produced:
http://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/milproduction.html#smle" rel="nofollow - https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/milproduction.html#smle

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Posted By: Homer
Date Posted: August 25 2024 at 6:26pm

Good info except 1940 was a MkIII no star

Posted By: Mayhem
Date Posted: August 25 2024 at 6:34pm

Thanks for the correction.

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