Piper42nd Posted 23 April , 2020 Share Posted 23 April , 2020 Most of my gauges are stamped SMxxx. Does anyone know what SM stands for? Is there a document that lists all the gauges that have SM numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 23 April , 2020 Share Posted 23 April , 2020 Piper42nd, My guess would be something along the lines of, SM = specification measurement or standard measurement. The experts on here will know. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reese williams Posted 24 April , 2020 Share Posted 24 April , 2020 There have been several threads on armourer's gauges and tools on the Lee-Enfield forum at milsurps.com. Some retired British and Australian armourers post there regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 24 April , 2020 Share Posted 24 April , 2020 I have most of the Armours Gauging Standard Manuals and it lists the SM No for each task: VICKERS MMG eg SM441 PROFILE SIDE LEVERS, SM426 FIRING PIN PROTRUSION, SM7a SEAR. Let me know the SM numbers and will look them up to many to list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper42nd Posted 24 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 April , 2020 The two I can find at the moment are: SM391, inspectors plug gauge and SM185 which I would guess has something to do with .455 pistol barrels. So what does SM stand for? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 24 April , 2020 Share Posted 24 April , 2020 SM185 Vickers Machine Gun Inspectors Plug 0.45in and 0.445 Mk1 Steel Reject diameter of elevating pin hole on gun and mounting. SM391 Inspectors Plug 0.084in Mk1 Steel reject diameter of striker hole SMLE and No 4 Rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper42nd Posted 24 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 April , 2020 Great. Thank you. But what does SM stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 25 April , 2020 Share Posted 25 April , 2020 (edited) Pre NATO Part number Stores Vocab Code. The Vocabulary system was used by the British Army for close to ninety years until it started to be displaced by NATO Stock Number (NSN) system in 1956. As can be seen all items in the picture TT then number. Edited 25 April , 2020 by 303man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper42nd Posted 25 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 April , 2020 Very interesting. Please though, what do the initials SM stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 25 April , 2020 Share Posted 25 April , 2020 2 hours ago, Piper42nd said: Very interesting. Please though, what do the initials SM stand for? SM Means nothing it is the Identifier for a type of equipment. AA might be horse Tack. BH Welding rods. MS Nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper42nd Posted 3 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 3 May , 2020 303man, since you offered, what are SM144, 346, 338, 152 and 176? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303man Posted 3 May , 2020 Share Posted 3 May , 2020 SM 346 Inspectors Plate 0.75in Mk 1 Steel Reject Lip of Extractor Vickers MG SM152 Inspectors eccentricity of striker Mk1 No 4 & No 5 Rifle Others not on my lists so not Vickers, Bren, Browning, BESA, SMLE, No4 or No5, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper42nd Posted 3 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 3 May , 2020 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper42nd Posted 1 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 June , 2020 303man, here are a few more numbers to identify for me if you don't mind: SM391, 351, 385, 406, 356, 384, 149, 386, 146, 152 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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