It is still in use today in some of them. Another of the primary rifles used in World War II by Great Britain and her Commonwealth Nations. Built in England in 1916 and armory refitted at a later date. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) 1 Mk III Infantry Rifle Serial Number Q5014. Does anyone know if that is correct? ThanksĪll the codes above refer to the barrel codes, not the serial number.ġ950 TO APPROX 1968:NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) I'm trying to figure out when it was made and from what I read on a site it stated the first letter would be the month and then the first two numbers would be the year (so mine would be Feb 1979?!?). Williamcprice wrote:I just recently purchased a Remington 1100 shotgun that has a serial number on the receiver that is "L79xxxxV".
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. (*) On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above. The right front of the receiver, rear of the bolt handle. Markings: The import mark on the right front of the receiver reads ENGLAND. Action Type: Bolt Action, Detachable Magazine. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. Model: SHT LE III (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III). Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer's rifle. The following letters correspond to the months of the yearī - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - Xġ - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 When inspecting your rifle and comparing marks with reference sources, be careful not to confuse date marks, or 'private view marks', with inspectors marks, which usually carry the factory identification, e.g., 'E' for Enfield, under the sovereigns crown, below which is the inspectors identification number usually two figures such as '39'. Remington's manufactured after 1921 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. Here is some information that you can get from you serial number after 1921