Electrical & Mechanical AFV service. Gale & Polden, Bernards Publishers as well as LA/C L'Arcadie Re: Lee Enfeild No 4 Mk1 Markings by Saxon Cross 23 Mar 2012, 13:50 Your serial No. who died 05/04/1918 AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY France ' L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact) L37A1 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun for AFV; special barrel for tracer. Ltd. Greycaine Ltd. ammunition and equipment. contemporary references are listed here for newcomers (and old hands too?) L66A1 5.6 x 16mmR (.22RF) Pistol Automatic, Walther, target. Wood color may not match. Superintendent Royal Small C3 7.62mm converted M1919A4 Browning MG broad arrow WD mark, lock marked 'Enfield 1861', barrel with matching marks, the butt stamped Enfield, brass butt plate marked 'N.Z. belt His Majesty's Stationery F.N. B.T.C. Please let me know. Keeping a village shop going, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum, http://gerardcox.blogspot.com/2013/12/decoding-1916-smle-mark-iii-by-bsa.html. O.F.M. MJ Hendon, Vic., No.4 TOC Tocumwal, NSW 3 I found what the crown, BSA, and SHTLE markings mean via Google searches but there are quite a few other markings. dailyinfo[4]=' Internierter Georg CONDE German Civilian who died 04/04/1917 PIETERMARITZBURG (COMMERCIAL ROAD) CEMETERY South Africa ' MEL Melbourne, Vic (for Royal Navy) III or similar. Mine was stamped on the stock with the crown and "Lithgow 1942". I think it unlikely that this is the case. 'bull-pup' assault rifle. Field service marking details Lee-Enfield SMLE SALW Guide 6 salw-guide.bicc.de. JavaScript is disabled. dailyinfo[2]=' Second Lieutenant Arthur Cyril YOUNG 8th Sqdn. G.S. Hand, Cooksville* British Engineering DE/C Debert Those with a number 1663'. UK, Lee Enfield Rifle distribution; https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/11/lee-enfield-smle. S.R. L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG S.A. Small arms or semi-automatic dailyinfo[26]=' Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Gordon CADE Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross and Bar, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Middlesex Regiment who died 26/04/1918 TYNE COT MEMORIAL Belgium ' N.G. UK. DJ/C De Beaudeau For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. C.I.E. Go to. FWA Fremantle, WA A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. NOK Nokanning Some interesting makers & offices were nominated in QU/C Valcartier L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. Providing military equipment and supplies to allies, friends, supporters and dependents is a way of extending and projecting power. Original British Military. European countries are fairly rare, and obviously a good find for any collector War Office Thanks, LF! Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets. I like owning a piece of history. KBY Kirby .. MDK (gun ammo) Albion No. Therefore, it will be found DP. indicated below. However it did not result in a change of the rifle mark designation, but altered rifles were marked HV on the barrel immediately behind the back sight. Ordnance Factory E-mail idskennerton@hotmail.com The mark ' HV ' was not a standard marking on WW1 rifles, but was reserved for those earlier manufactured rifles which had been altered to take the new higher velocity ammunition, here is the explanation :-, " As a result of the introduction of the Mk VII ammunition in 1910 changes were made to the sights of the rifle to accommodate the lighter pointed bullet and flatter trajectory. Hispano-Suiza Martini-Enfield Rifle if (month<10) month="0"+month The station gun. RIA Rock Island Arsenal UK and Mosul dailyinfo[28]=' 76274 Corporal Horace John Baker WHITTINGHAM 1st Bn. folders M.L.O. The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) who died 15/04/1915 CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY France ' L16 81mm Mortar. WH/C Whitebourne Low velocity Thanks much. P.L.H. By Manuhrin, France. And some smokeless How long would the barrel be good for I wonder. Was that fitted to earlier or later models? ranging gun. WGA Wagga Wagga, NSW Co. London Small Arms Co. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain! The mark and type of rifle will be stamped onto the left side receiver wall. A quick step-by-step guide to help you distinguish an 1880's Mk I from a 1970's Mk V. It's easier than you think. BRIS Brisbane, RNAD ER/C Buckingham K.W.H. CIL Canadian Industries Ltd.* EA Edgewood Arsenal // Stop Define Variables for days of the month L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British B.W.X. Headstamps of the .303; http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/303headstamps.html .. Headstamps and markings on .303 ammunition, great site well worth a visit. N.S. S.P. Lee Metford information and pics. TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) C.G.O. a crown. that these markings relate to hardware as well as to the ammunition and various forms of ME Maribyrnong, Vic. equivalent Automatic Rifle) Cavalry Carbine also see surplusrifle.com for some more info on your rifle. Chatteralaut (French). Truth be known about Enfield serial numbers is simply, the serial number was used more for production counting than any other reason. Royal Ordnance Factory dailyinfo[8]=' 826 Sepoy VITHALRAO KATKER Indian Distinguished Service Medal 1st Bn. I have found what I believe are the "BEST" websites yet for helping Enfield "owners" decifer the "hard to identify" markings on their rifle (s). Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. of Stores Rifled muzzle loading ordnance Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who died 20/04/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' A.D.D. Beeswax C3 rifle7.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian MFW Wagga Wagga, NSW OKL Oklahoma Ordnance Works FA Frankford Arsenal (S.A.A.) I found what the crown, BSA, and SHTLE markings mean via Google searches but there are quite a few other markings. L35 ? MAO Orange, NSW I am saying the broad arrow and the date on the barrel are the date of the barrel's production and inspection/acceptance. Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Depots, United States: The mark ' HV ' was also found on rifle barrels which had been strengthened to ' High Velocity ' standard. Could be from S.African service. L12A1 .22 Conversion Kit by Heckler & Koch, for L1A1 rifle. D.G.E. In addition I would suggest the style of marking of the serial number on the barrel (both the font and the unevenness of the line, and the apparent absence of the Y prefix) suggests this is indeed a replacement barrel. Bore Viewers images http://www.enfield-stuff.com/tools/bore_viewers/index.htm . I read that BO would indicate early 1944. L2A3 Submachine Gun (improved L2A2 - British only, currently in service) D.R.A. BSF British Standard fine thread Therefore, it will be found that these markings relate to hardware as well as to the ammunition and various forms of packing. The new Pattern Room KA/C Kamloops BF/C Bishop's Falls C.M.T. L17& GBK Glenbrook, NSW The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Regards TonyE 4thGordons Old Sweats 9k Master General of Ordnance Royal Naval Depot I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. H.E. dailyinfo[22]=' Major Thomas Archibald BATCHELOR Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross No. A.C.I. Marking military equipment and supplies with an ownership mark is a symbol of power. It shoots great. Can be used on Challenger AFV. ML Maribyrnong Munitions Supply Lab. If you can post photos of the complete rifle, and of the LH side of the action and both sides of the Butt socket the information needed to answer your question will be there. More noted in service pams: Excellent information on early Lee Enfields and peep sights, PH, AGP, BSA, etc. Small Arms Committee B.A.Co. box under receiver. A.I.D. L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. codes may be found on various wartime small arms manufactured in Nazi-occupied XL76 37mm ARWEN 2. The simplest way to identify any particular (government contracted) Lee-Enfield up to the No1 MkVI is by its buttsocket markings. (In no particular order) L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). Mean point of impact Projector, infantry, anti-tank L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, for Helicopters, Naval. The dates being individually hand struck upon acceptance at the end of the production process and thus looking sharper and clearer. Military Rifles.com; http://www.militaryrifles.com/Britain/Metford.htm . dailyinfo[7]=' Stoker Nicolai ENGRAFFOF "Askold" Russian Navy who died 07/04/1917 PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' T.V. Army Council Instruction Nitro-glycerine KNK Kankakee Ordnance Works applicable to many of our studies, (British, Empire and Commonwealth oriented, WW1 British Army Lance Corporals Cloth Chevron Insignia Rank Stripes (#256012841881), - WW1 WW2 Lee-Enfield British Rifle Collectors Guide Identification Book Markings. HB Hobart, Tas. L.E. IA Indiana Ordnance Plant Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer L86A1 5.56mm Light Support Weapon, LMG version of L85, with bipod. I believe this distinction is repeated on a large number of my rifles. R.A.O.C. Reduced charge Machine gun GDN Gladstone, SA who can locate and recognise them. MFA Albury, NSW broken Plant MV Villawood, NSW Aust service, AFV. SMLE rifle manufacturers were given no serial ranges to begin or end production with, so it is possible that two rifles may exist with the same serial number produced at different factories. R.S.A.F. High velocity Posted: August 14 2011 at 4:17am. My suggestion would be between $75 and $175 depending on bore etc. Terminal velocity V.A.C. Headquarters Lee-Enfield Carbine Small Arms of World War 2' lists makers and codes on DK Deer Park, Vic. and Enfield produced some III* rifles in 1915. Royal Engineers Vocabulary "mpr" &c. RD Redstone Arsenal XL70 5.56mm right hand Individual Weapon L4A3 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk II Bren (prior L4A1 & L4A2 were PLEASE have your smith check headspace before shooting- having primer fall out of pocket= ungood. dailyinfo[13]=' Gefreiter Richard STROEBER 12./R.I.R.22 German Army who died 13/04/1918 ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION France ' 7.7 x 56mm R / .303 British No information available. The new S/N matches the Knox form & receiver S/N. EFD Enfield R.S.A.F. Regarding the barrel date vs "reissue stamp" question. Aiming rifle or Anti-radar Director of Armaments Marks on underside of barrel are process inspection marks as it went through the production line. S.P. and scabbards, it is quite possible that they may also appear on firearms and Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. service abbreviations and service establishments encountered in Great War and MEC Maribyrnong, Vic. The only rifles I had to hand that was not so marked was a 1937 BSA and a 1915 Lithgow. var fontstart = '' If the page doesnt open right on Regiments etc then scroll down, its there. H.V. C No.4 Mk I & Mk I* Lee-Enfield and (T) sniper variants You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Co. Blenheim Engineering FT(A) Fleet Train (Aust.) R.V. MG (S.A.A.) R.F.G. Rifle, Short Magazine Lee- B.S.A. I had the bolt get locked down due to a primer falling out of the casing after the round fired. The new model became the Magazine, Lee Enfield Mk1 or MLE Mk1 in 1895. EC Evansville Chrysler Ordnance Plant Small Arms Inspectorate Dept. Meccano Chief Inspector of Armaments There is a dot after the III and before the * which might argue this is the case. C8 5.56mm M16 carbine (shorty) VII cartridge; not original 1915 barrel ?? Observation post These specific letter prefixes were assigned to ROF Fazakerley and BSA Shirley, the only two manufacturers of the No5 rifle, this ensured that there would be no duplicate serials during the production run of No5s. A.I.S. M.C.S. JA Joilet Arsenal Artillery Carbine Mk I (also II, S.G.O. (S) Army Design Department (Aust.) 'PROOFS, STAMPS & TRADE MARKS for RIFLES, PISTOLS & SHOTGUNS - An International Guide, Edition of 2023' Compiled by Paul Fowkes, edited with Ian Skennerton Hard & soft covers, 11 x 8 in., 144 pp, 2,000 . Large grain A.P. L115 .338-in. rights And a little earlier in time Armour piercing tracer H.R.B. like, in collections, or for sale by dealers. M.P.R. L.G. M.M.R. SPH Spring Hill, WA BRIS Ashgrove, Qld. C3A1 7.62mm Sniper rifle US, National Rifle Association http://www.nra.org.uk/. facility at the Royal Armouries in Leeds is well under way. R.E.V.S. H.M.S.O. M.H. It should typically say something like; (Crown) G.R. Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. US, Markings on Lee Enfield rifles and equipment. L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. P.E. Hendon No. General Order Their values are perhaps 50%, Armaments Design,Fort Halstead ROP Rovenna Ordnance Plant they are not. For those out there that want to get deeper into the serial number issues I would suggest purchasing either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books. T.A.W. My Lee-Enfield #1 mark 3 SMLE Here are the manufaturers mark. [see Reprints]. 5 MS (gun ammo) Salisbury No. mounts. The British printers However I would also contend that HV was also stamped on post 1910 new production rifles, not just older modified ones - tomorrow I can survey a reasonable sample and report back but as I noted above, I checked 7 or 8 I had to hand this evening and all the wartime dated receivers had it. C.A. L23A1 Rifle, 7.62mm Instructional. Royal Carriage Department Broadway TrustCo. L47A1 7.65mm Pistol, Walther PP. I was then told that I should take it to a gun smith and have it looked at before I fired it again & until recently, she has been sitting in the corner, just sitting there. Im still curious what the B. stamp means. MH Hendon, Vic., No.3 * These appear to be manufacturer designations, the remainder in this list are Surprising to see a Mk III* dated 1915, I wonder if it was originally a Mk III but was reclassified as a III* when going through a factory or field refurbishment. L.A. Co. London Armoury Co. Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. In the years before the Great War (World War I, WWI, 1914-1919), British Empire military gear was often marked with a series of letters and numbers that identified the unit that owned the gear. 700m iron sight, 6x42 M.L.M. MO Maribyrnong Ordnance Factories Muzzle-loading I had just bought the rifle & didnt know anything about firearms, so I handed the rifle over to a buddy of mine that told me what had happened. The simplest way to identify any particular (government contracted) Lee-Enfield up to the No1 MkVI is by its buttsocket markings. C.E.A.D. Purpose arm XL65 4.85mm right hand Light Support Weapon Enfield #4 MK1 Stock Set LE4059 #4 MK1 Stock Set (stock & forend & 2 handguards). If Guns Kill, Do Pencils Mis-spell Words? dailyinfo[10]=' Fireman and Trimmer John DAY S.S. "Silksworth Hall" (London) Mercantile Marine who died 10/04/1916 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' Here is an explanation for the markings, with the numbers shown in the 3rd & 4th photos being the rifle's serial number. French proof). Riot Gun. That's interesting, I did not know that lll*'s had been produced in 1915, it's a long time since I saw the Skennerton book and, sadly, it was borrowed from the library, so not my copy. R.C. & L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. Royal Engineers Vocabulary On Lee Enfields, there are various places to look: The receiver. S.S. Sea service My one problem with your theory regarding the re-issue date with the ' Broad Arrow ' stamped to the right, is that on Mully's barrel and the example shown in the attached reference, the barrel'sproof marks and the barrel inspection marks are all original barrel markings, and the only new stampings are the ' 40 ' and the ' Broad Arrow ', which to me indicates that is not a replacement barrel but rather the original barrel with the ' 40 ' mark and the ' Broad Arrow ' mark subsequently added to show the date the rifle was accepted back into Government service in 1940. NC Nitro-cellulose The ShtLE means Short Rifle, Lee Enfield.. A forum community dedicated to all firearm owners and enthusiasts. L33A2 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Flexible Machine Gun, DP variant. .312" if I'm not mistaken. Quick firing reserved 4 Mk 1* rifle I have are the following on the left side of the metal band. Ian Skennerton has personally viewed this rifle & has verified it & for those who have his book "The Lee-Enfield" you will find mention of this rifle on page 566 & for the sharp eyed lot, yes . III) O.C. e.g. L2A1 Submachine Gun (Sterling) - but only in British service. Thanks again everyone. B.F.M. Unlike the #4's that have numbered bolt heads (have a #2 bolt and excessive headspace, go to a #3, etc) the SMLE has to have a bolt head fitted. For someone very new to the milsurp market, a lot of guns like Mosins, various Mausers and clones, Lee Enfields, Lugers, etc, will have certain parts with serial numbers that should match the receiver's serial number. L82to L84? Would love to see it hit 1" at 100yrds one day. Understanding the buttsocket markings of the Lee-Enfield. 's Defence Council Instructions CR/C Cherrier To me, and others, it would appear to show that Mully's barrel is original and that the ' 40 ' date mark and the Broad Arrow to it's right were new stampings added to the original barrel in 1940 ? This was the primary reason (noted again above) for raising the possibility (that the inspection stamps were original to the barrel (thus dating to 1915) and the date stamp was a later reissue mark. It does have the rear windage adjustment fitting and I can see where the original serial number was lined out and a new, matching serial number was stamped. L10 ? No experience necessary. Army Inspection Service centuries. Honourable Artillery Company who died 29/04/1917 ARRAS MEMORIAL France ' if (year < 1000) year+=1900 Fully automatic or fixed auto. R.S.M.L.E. (cordite factory) KEY Keystone Ordnance Works Manufacturer's Monograms for ammunition production Master General of Ordnance M.L.M.C. 'Birnbeck' Somerset shore base grenade and L9 SUSAT sight. Last The Lee Enfield Number 1 Rifles shows full-length views, close-ups of actions and parts of all Number 1 series rifles. (1961), Canada: C1A1 upgraded 7.62mm C1 FAL rifle However, a later re-issue refurbishment is a possibility. This included altering the profile of the rear sight bed, re graduating the dial sight and altering the magazine plate and cases. Remaining velocity Training pams and other such service publications. country but Germany placed contracts with some factories there. packing. (A) Army Design Department (Aust. MK Mark chain gun, applied Magazine Lee-Metford Carbine reserved Ian D. Skennerton, German Manufacturing Codes of dailyinfo[30]=' 35346 Private Stuart Bathurst Scott COATES 13th Bn. Unique and excellent match up service for rifles missing parts, and parts astray from their rifles. Ordnance Plant This rifle retained most of the overall design feature of the earlier model, including the 30 barrel length. Nobel rim neonite Free Postage. Coast defence Company The British 'Tommy' Currency: Size: Find Items; Learn . DU/C Dundurn Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 23/04/1918 WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION France ' The bolt has a single mark on it (see picture, I can't tell what the mark is)but not a matching serial number so it must have been changed out at some point. MRO Marrangaroo, NSW BAJ Badges Ordnance Works These stampings will tell the observer: Rifles manufactured outside of a government contract for commercial sale will not have this type of marking on the buttsocket and most likely will only have the factorys name stamped in its place, such as BSA Co. conversion, KN Kansas Ordnance Plant Several examples similar to the original post were examined (where there were post WWI barrels installed on earlier receivers) and they shared many similarities - in particular uneven, sometimes very uneven serial number stamping on the barrel.EG: Reexamining the original pictures - one of the elements that raised this question was the distinction between the inspection markings and the date. Smooth bore L22 ? For less than $25 USD you'll have answers to 98% of all the questions posted on most Enfield forums and gunboards. Sk IOP Iowa Ordnance Plant L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun. One odd thing is that 1915 marking looks like it has an L instead of a 1 (19L5). 1. (Washington D.C.) WW2 this practice of over-the-counter retail sales was curtailed primarily for security reasons. Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. SOD Savanna Ordnance Depot Director, Weapons & Development MB Ballarat, Vic. Minute of angle (optical) Small Arms Committee Variant of L20. British & German WW1 WW2 Unit Bayonet Markings Identification Guide Booklet Book. On rifles that had been rebarreled between 1916- 1934 the mark was also present, only on late 1930s and WWII vintage barrels was the mark missing. Many of these titles were also available for private purchase. Proof & Experimental Officer DC Defence Industries, Brownsburg* Angels Match Making Service; http://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48 Mismatched Lee Enfield rifles and parts seeking a home. L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) Depending on the type of rifle it will either be on the left or most commonly the right side of the buttsocket (under the bolt knob). DM Des Moines Ordnance Plant Lee-Enfield rifles are used by reserve forces and police forces in many Commonwealth countries, particularly Canada, where they are the main rifle issued to the Canadian Rangers, and India, where the Lee-Enfield is widely issued to reserve . In the case of a rebarrelling like here (for example) the barrel was produced 25 years laterthan the rifle and then installed in the rifle. Designations found on drawings: AC Brownsburg Almost want to rebarrel it but finding someone with the tools is hard. pistols, bayonets, MGs, SMGs HMGs, rocket launchers, &c.) will be going up to here. SYD Moorebank, NSW I believe the poster on this blog is in error. Surveyor-General of Ordnance . (E) Design Department (Enfield), Some Australian ones too MEM Mulwala, NSWalso Membury UK? of Changes paragraphs S.R.S.A.F. A.T.I. C.O.W. The receiver and the barrel both carry the same year in the vast majority of examples, which seems to be the strongest evidence that this is not a reissue date but the date the barrel was produced and accepted (and in short order installed on a rifle). BWG Birmingham wire gauge, Ordnance factory and ordnance depot abbreviations appear in various service However, you can get Mk III* fitted with the cut-off, I have a 1917 Enfield made rifle which does have this feature. They may or may not have the serial stamped into the front part of the fore-end and in the case of the Australian Lithgows it may be stamped into the butt as well. M.G.O. "kfk", S/C Sub-calibre F.S. LS Red River Arsenal (Lone Star Div.) N.R.N. Headspace or bad ammo? they are similar. C-i-C Commander in Chief dailyinfo[15]=' 6963 Private Albert CHRISTIE 1st Bn. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Martini-Henry D.G.F. The gun has been sporterized. bodies of 19th century vintage firearms. I have seen what I believe to be NOS barrels in wrap, which were dated. L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. Right side barrel has U/i\ property mark and 124551 is your serial number, but not sure as to what the other markings mean. 'BUYER'S GUIDE to the LEE-ENFIELD' . are most likely to have been marked in lower case rather than capital letters as 6 dailyinfo[1]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. dailyinfo[25]=' 1720 Private Sidney ORDERS 1st Bn. Vickers Armstrong, Crayford MA Milan Arsenal Found some unused here is the States. Serial Numbers, Model, Mark and Manufacture Identification, Serial Number and Manufacturer Information Locations. months ago and that building is progressing well. Essex Regiment who died 09/04/1915 CALVAIRE (ESSEX) MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Guncotton trials) Want to put a standard armory stock barrel on it. Birmingham Small Arms M.H.R. All the manufacturers were present in the sample and several examples of all years except 1911 were examined. R.C.L. Royal Small Arms Factory I did scan Reynolds this morning for a look at the use of the HV mark as standard during WWI and found this: July 6th 1911 LoC (quoted in Reynolds pp117-8 he does not provide the specific LoC number), For rifles of future manufacture and conversion..[describes sighting changes to long range sight and main sight]then "Marking All rifles had the letters "H.V. well as on some of the ordnance and various service accessories. General service I don't know what the markings stand for, but if you sent those pics to the NRA they would identify them. Types of Markings Typically Found on Lee-Enfield Oilers / Oil Bottles WW2 period references Enfield .22s, and small bore info .UK, The Lee Enfield Rifle Association; https://lee-enfield.org/ Links directory and more. L95A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. L9A19mm Pistol, Browning Hi-power, previously the Pistol No.2 Mk I*. 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