Serial Number and Manufacturer Information Locations Once the initial range of numbers was maxed out a letter prefix was added and the numbering began again.
Some SMLE’s may be found with as little as a 3 digit number and high as a 5 digit number. 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. What this page will attempt to provide is a basic overview of the serial system and where to find them along with the manufacture markings and barrel date stamp that is common on most Enfields. For those out there that want to get deeper into the serial number issues I would suggest purchasing either Skip Stratton’s or Ian Skennerton’s books.
This is not to say that Enfield serial numbers provide no information or that they are not an interesting subject. For official references, usually the finished and issued rifle was tracked by its rack number and of course these records have long since been destroyed or lost forever. Truth be known about Enfield serial numbers is simply, the serial number was used more for production counting than any other reason. The volume of serial number inquiries has prompted me to fashion this page together and try and explain how best to identify a particular rifles manufacturer. Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. By 1961, these rifles were usually serial numbered such as "61/P.O.F./C12345", but whether the earlier POF production may have continued the "PF" series is uncertain.Serial Numbers, Model, Mark and Manufacture Identification Their No.4 rifle production continued until well into the 1960s. In the mid 1950s the entire Fazakerly manufactury, and probably also that of BSA Shirley, was shipped to Pakistan, and set up at Wah Cantt as the Pakistan Ordnance Factory ( POF). #1 onwards, to cover rifles whose original numbers
Were actively sought out and destroyed in the early 1950s. Rifles were made by Enfield about 1935, shipped to Fazakerly in 1940. Assembled from existing No1 Mk6 rifle components made by Enfield.
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