Mark Comment Description Country AW - Austey & Wilson UK BA - Bathurst feeder factory Australia CEW - C.E. Welstead UK CFM - C.F. Moore & Son UK D&M - Davis & Mawson Limited UK EFD - R.S.A.F. Enfield, Enfield Lock UK FA - Forbes feeder plant in NSW Australia FY - R.O.F. Fazakerley, Lancashire UK FY - R.O.F. Fazakerley, Lancashire UK H.M. Co - H. Morris Co. UK JC - John Curtis UK LB - with the L and B overlaid on each other = Longbranch Canada M - R.O.F. Maltby, Yorkshire UK M1 - Accles & Pollock Ltd. Oldbury UK M14 - W&T Avery Ltd., Birmingham UK M17 - Baker & Finnimore Ltd., Birmingham UK M29 - Birmingham Tempered Spring & Presswork Ltd., Birmingham UK M3 - Albion Pressed Steel Metal Co. Birmingham UK M33 - Bloore & Pillar Ltd. UK M46 - J.B. Bruce Ltd., Birmingham UK M47A - B.S.A. Guns, Small Heath, Birmingham UK M47B - B.S.A. Guns, Redditch, Hereford & Worcester UK M47C - B.S.A. Guns, Shirley, Birmingham UK M54 - Carr & Smith, Birmingham UK M56 - W.C. Cheney & Sons Ltd., Willenhall UK M614 - Messrs Wildt & Co, Leicester UK M615 - BSA Guns, Leicester UK M616 - BSA Guns, Mansfield UK M630 - Woodhouse & Smith Co. Ltd., Nottingham UK M633 - S.B. Grundy & Co. Ltd., Derby UK M638 - North Bridge Engineering Co. Ltd., Leicester UK M639 - Hardwick Engineering Co., Leicester UK M66 - Crown Bedding Co. Ltd., Tyseley UK M78 - Elkington & Co UK M8 - Anstey & Wilson Ltd. Birmingham UK M94 - W.W. Greener Ltd., Birmingham UK MA - Lithgow, New South Wales ,Australia Australia MAO - Made [in] Australia Orange Australia MB - Metal Box Co. UK N12 - British Screw Co. ltd., Leeds UK N22 - John Curtis & Son Ltd., Leeds UK N23 - G.P. Dennis Ltd., Liverpool UK N37 - Lang Pen Co., Leeds UK N45 - Metal Box Co., Hull UK N46 - Metal Box Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne UK N49 - H. Morris Co.Ltd., Glasgow UK N56 - Prince-Smith & Stells Ltd., Keighley UK N6 - Backer Electrical Co. UK N64 - Sheffield Steel Products Ltd., Sheffield UK N67 - Singer Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Clydebank UK N74 - William Sykes Ltd., Yorkshire UK N76 - Tempered Spring Co., Sheffield UK N77 - Thomas Turner & Co. Ltd., Sheffield UK N79 - Viners Ltd., Sheffield UK N80 - Walker & Hall Ltd., Sheffield UK N85 - Wilkinson's Ltd., Bradford UK N88 - John Wilson Ltd., Sheffield UK O.F.M. - R.O.F. Maltby, Yorkshire UK OA - Orange feeder factory Australia R.M. - R.O.F. Maltby, Yorkshire UK R.O.F.M. - R.O.F. Maltby, Yorkshire UK RC - Raleigh Cycles UK RM - R.O.F. Maltby, Yorkshire UK ROF(F) - R.O.F. Fazakerley, Lancashire UK S - found inside a square - Savage USA S - Savage USA S117 - United Motors Ltd., London UK S122 - Waddells Ltd., Middlesex UK S123 - Howard Ward Ltd., london UK S124 - Weir Larsen Tool Co., Middlesex UK S126 - C.E. Welstead, Croydon UK S128 - Wembley Tool Co., Willesden UK S129 - Willey & Co., Exeter UK S131 - Wright Bros., London UK S132 - L.S. Mayer Ltd., London UK S134 - Addressograph & Multigraph, Cricklewood UK S156 - J. Boss & Co., London UK S166 - Burdon & Miles Ltd. UK S167 - British Oxygen Co. Ltd., London UK S169 - Chiswell Wire Co., Watford UK S171 - Cogswell & Harrison, London UK S174 - Cope & Timmins Ltd., london UK S176 - George Cotton & Sons, London UK S187 - Fenriss (1932) Ltd., Willesden UK S189 - Fisheries Foils Ltd., London UK S200 - Gramaphone Co., Middlesex UK S215 - Holland & Caesar Ltd., london UK S223 - E.S.S. (Signs) Ltd., Bristol UK S232 - G.S. Mascalls & Sons, London UK S238 - C.F. Moore & Sons Ltd., London UK S252 - Philco Radio & Television Corp, Middlesex UK Sk - R.S.A.F. Sparkbrook, Birmingham UK SL - William Sykes Ltd. UK SLAZ 43 - Slazenger manufacture 1943 Australia SM - Singer Manufacturing Co. UK SMC - Singer Manufacturing Co. UK SPARKBROOK - R.S.A.F. Sparkbrook, Birmingham UK UE - R.S.A.F. Enfield, Enfield Lock UK UF - R.O.F. Fazakerley, Lancashire UK VNS - Viners Ltd. Sheffield, England UK WA - Wellington feeder factory Australia WBLTD - Wilkinsons Ltd. Bradford UK WL - Wilkinsons Ltd. UK WLM/260 - Walls Ltd. UK WWG - W.W. Greener UK Mark Comment Description Country 1MD - 1st Military District (Northern Command, Queensland) Australia 2MD - 2nd Military District (Eastern Command, New South Wales) Australia 3MD - 3rd Military District (Southern Command, Victoria) Australia 4MD - 4th Military District (Central Command, South Australia) Australia 5MD - 5th Military District (Western Command, West Australia) Australia 6MD - 6th Military District (Tasmania Command,Tasmania) Australia 7MD - 7th Military District (Northern Territory Command) Australia A^F - Australian Forces Australia C↑G - Cape Government (South Africa) S.Africa Rifles purchased in 1914 by New Zealand Government from C14 - NZ Canada D↑C - Dominion of Canada Canada D↑D - Department of Defence, Australia Australia Rifles purchased in 1914 by New Zealand Government from E14 - NZ England FMP - Federation of Malaysian Police Other IIG with arrow Older Indian Government property mark India ISA in circle Indian property mark India ISAA Inspectorate of small arms,ammunition UK N↑Z - New Zealand Property Mark NZ NSW - New South Wales Australia NZ↑D - New Zealand Property Mark NZ Q↑C - Queensland Government Australia Q↑P - Queensland Police Australia S↑A over I post independence Ishapore mark India SA - South Africa property mark S.Africa TAS - Tasmania Australia TDE over (W) assumed Indian property mark India US Property - U.S. Lend Lease USA VIC. - Victoria Australia W.A. - Western Australia Australia Mark Comment Description Country A and SH - Argyll snd Sutherland Highlanders UK AA - Ardrossan Academy UK AAOC - Australian Army Ordnance Corps Australia AAV - Ayrshire Artillery Volunteers UK ACH - Australian Commonwealth Horse Australia ALH - Australian Light Horse Australia AMR - Auckland Mounted Rifles NZ AOC - Army Ordnance Corps UK APL - Aden Protectorate Levies UK ARR - Australian Rifle Regiment Australia ARRE - Assault Regiment Royal Engineers UK AVLH - Assam Valley Light Horse UK AyrY - Ayrshire Yeomanry UK B&R - The Blues and Royals B&WD - Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons Bays - The Queen's Bays BNI - Bengal Native Infantry Border - The Border Regiment BSAP - British South Africa Police [Rhodesia] Buffs - The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) BW - The Black Watch BWIR - British West Indies Regiment ByNI - Bombay Native Infantry Cam - Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Camb. - The Cambridgeshire Regiment CAR - Canadian Airborne Regiment CG - Coldstream Guards Ches - The Cheshire Regiment CIV - City Imperial Volunteers CMP - Corps of Military Police CMR - Cape Mounted Riflemen [Imperial] CMR - Canadian Mounted Rifles COLY - County of London Yeomanry CPRC - Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps CTH - Cape Town Highlanders CyLY - City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) D&D - The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment DCLI - The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry DCO - Duke of Connaught's Own DERR - The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Devon - The Devonshire Regiment DG - Dragoon Guards DLI - Durban Light Infantry DLI - The Durham Light Infantry DLOY - Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry DWR - The Duke of Wellington's Regiment EAA - East African Artillery EAAC - East African Armoured Corps EAASC - East African Army Service Corps EAE - East African Engineers EAEME - East African Electrical and Mechanical Engineers EIRR - East India Railways Volunteer Rifles India ELan - The East Lancashire Regiment EME - Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ERY - East Riding Yeomanry Essex - The Essex Regiment EssexY - Essex Yeomanry ESy - The East Surrey Regiment EYork - The East Yorkshire Regiment FFY - Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Fin Rif - The Finsbury Rifles Foresters - The Sherwood Foresters FSR - First Surrey Rifles GCR - Gold Coast Regiment GDF - Gibraltar Defence Force GG - Grenadier Guards GH - The Green Howards GlamY - Glamorgan Yeomanry GlasgH - The Glasgow Highlanders Glosters - The Gloucestershire Regiment Gordons - The Gordon Highlanders GR - Gurkha Rifles Greys - The Royal Scots Greys GTR - The Queen's Own Gurkha Transport Regiment H&BY - Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry HAC - Honourable Artillery Company Hants. - Hampshire HCY - Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry Herts. - The Hertfordshire Regiment HertsY - Hertfordshire Yeomanry HG - Home Guard NZ HKSRA - Hong Kong Singapore Royal Artillery HKVDC - Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps HLI - The Highland Light Infantry I Arty - Indian Artillery IAC - Indian Armoured Corps IASC - Indian Army Service Corps ICC - Imperial Camel Corps IG - Irish Guards Innis - Inniskilling IY - Imperial Yeomanry KACR - Kenya Armoured Car Regiment KAR - King's African Rifles KDG - 1st King's Dragoon Guards KEH - King Edward's Horse KentY - Kent Yeomanry KEO - King Edward's Own KGL - King's German Legion KGO - King George's Own KLR - The King's (Liverpool Regiment) KOCR - The King's Own Calgary Regiment KODR - King's Overseas Dominions Regiment KOMR - King's Own Malta Regiment KORBR - The King's Own Royal Border Regiment KORR - The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) KOSB - The King's Own Scottish Borderers KOYLI - The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYYLI - The King's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry (Light Infantry) KRH - The King's Royal Hussars KRRC - The King's Royal Rifle Corps KSLI - The King's Shropshire Light Infantry LanarkY - Lanarkshire Yeomanry LanH - Lancashire Hussars LanR - The Lancashire Regiment ((Prince of Wales's Volunteers) LBH - Lothians and Border Horse LD - The Light Dragoons LdSH - Lord Strathcona's Horse LDY - Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry Leic - The Royal Leicestershire Regiment LF - The Lancashire Fusiliers LG - Life Guards Linc - The Lincolnshire Regiment