– Turret of a Ram salvaged off of a firing range by Dr. Royal Canadian Artillery Museum, CFB Shilo, Manitoba.Swords & Plowshares Museum, near Ottawa, Ontario – Two Ram hulls converted to snowplows.Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario – ARV (coming soon).Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario – Gun tank.CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario – Gun Tank later model without side doors.NOT a Ram I as those had 2 Pr gun and no survivors are known. It has a 5 digit serial number 'K 23XXX' which appears on receiver, barrel, bolt, nosecap and inside the stock. CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario – Gun Tank fairly early model, with side doors and 6 Pounder gun. I have an SMLE Mk III manufactured at Enfield in 1916.as per the receiver markings.The Canadian Kangaroo Armoured Carrier Regiment was in 79 Armd. All of the odd armoured vehicles were placed under this formation. RAM tank CFB Borden left side in 2009 Ram turret being installed RAM ARV Ram Kangaroo APC British 79th Armoured Division. The United States Sherman tank took some features from it. RAM tank CFB Borden front in 2009 Some photos of Canadian designed and built Ram tanks. 2Short Magazine Lee-Enfield, as it comes from the 1904 line of Enfields designed shorter and lighter than the original. The subject of this article is technically the SMLE No. The Mark III was an evolution of the, as the name suggests it was shortened by about 5 inch or 13cm, and was introduced in 1907. 303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield. Great help from Matthew Emerdon to find the correct striker for my 1944 Australian manufactured SMLE #1 MKIII. The first Lee-Enfield rifle was introduced in 1895 as the.
Bayonet serial numbers are usually those of the rifle with which it. A2785, may have been applied to a Lee-Metford rifle, Lee-Enfield cavalry carbine and Lee-Enfield rifle, all produced at the same factory, Enfield.
I sent it with my barrelled action for rebarrelling and can' t wait to shoot it! The same serial number sequences were often used by different makers, and on different series of firearms, so a serial number, e.g. The British made No4MkI’s use a prefix and number (Alpha numerical) system to identify manufacturer. Now this only equates to British No4MkI here. It came slathered in cosmoline, which is a good thing! Underneath it was practically brand new and had a pristine bore. To work out which factory that your Lee Enfield No4 was made is to look at wrist markings where the serial numbers are. It was a post-independence Indian barrel without a date or a serial number. I managed to get one of the last barrels in stock. I picked up a SMLE that had a completely trashed bore and would be unsafe to shoot. The cosmoline that they were packed in kept them perfect. Lucky these are available to bring an old rifle back to life. I have 5 of these rifles the barrel I received from Sarco is the tightest shooting of the lot. It is now shooting 1.5' groups am ordering one more for 1915 BSA made rifle that key holes the target at 50 yards. Replaced one on 1912 dated Enfield number 1 mark 3. Both barrels are in excellent condition, 1 barrel appears brand new and unfired, the other appears slightly used possibly shot a few times but regardless I' m completely satisfied and thanks SARCO. Ordered and received the 2 barrels promptly via UPS. Having the sight bases already installed is a major convenience as well. Purchased three barrels - in excellent condition under the cosmoline. Posted by William Sarchet on Oct 17th 2020 'Bullet Test' shows 6.06mm between muzzle and case rim. Barrel was pitted, in worse shape than the stock barrel.Įxtremely pleased 100% blue with pristine bore and perfect condition sight base.