The only exception to the 5-number sequence for No.4 rifles was the initial BSA Shirley production which ran from 0001 to 9999 then went with A to Z prefixes (A0001 to A9999 to the Z prefix) and some early dual letter prefixes (e.g. Post-war Fazakerley No.4 rifles had PF letter prefixes. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the very end of production. 1xxxx for Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley, 3xxxx, after the letter prefix. Maltby rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley with a '3', e.g. The same letter prefix(es) were used by Maltby, Fazakerley & BSA Shirley, A to Z then AA, AB to AZ, then BA to BZ, CA to CZ &c. British No.4 rifles have five numbers, usually after one or two letter prefixes. No.4 and No.5 rifle serial numbers can readily identify manufacturers. From the link article ( regarding british made ones ) aussie made one may have a LSA or lithgow stamped on them or a plain arrow head or the word Australia somewhere on it, and between the brit's number hassle and then the aussie ones, it gets complex
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