In British service, the No. Nepalese Police constables may also be usually seen equipped with SMLE rifles. 4 rifles and were designated No. Serial numbers below 6000 were for civilian sale, serial numbers 6000 and higher were built under contract to the Canadian government. [38] The No. 200 Sporterized Canadian made Lee Enfield..303 British, ladder sight and stripper clip removed. None of these is known to have been successful,[71] though some owners have adapted 3-round magazines for Savage and Stevens shotguns to function in a converted SMLE shotgun, or even placing such a magazine inside a gutted SMLE magazine. An alternative developed during this period was to be used on the No. Southern Cross says: January 17, 2015 at 05:38 . 4 Mk I used to develop the No. I'm open to reasonable offers, will ship anywhere in Canada at buyers expense. [104][105] (For more information see Gun politics in the United Kingdom and Gun politics in Australia. It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the .303 British cartridge manually from the top, either one round at a time or by means of five-round chargers. RFI stands for "Rifle Factory, Ishapore", denoting a rifle made after the Partition of India in 1947. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. 2 Mk. Experiments with smokeless powder in the existing Lee–Metford cartridge seemed at first to be a simple upgrade, but the greater heat and pressure generated by the new smokeless powder wore away the shallow, rounded, Metford rifling after approximately 6000 rounds. The WWI versions are often referred to as the "SMLE", which is short for the common "Short, Magazine, Lee–Enfield" variant. 4 Mk. Description: This is a really nice, sporterized Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifle No.1 Mk.3* manufactured by Enfield in 1918 and chambered for the.303 British cartridge. My brother and his friend recently got into hunting and they split on a package deal, two scoped No 4's for $100! For example, BSA Shirley is denoted by M47C, ROF(M) is often simply stamped "M", and BSA is simply stamped "B". 6, Mk I[48] was also developed, using an SMLE MK III* as a starting point (as opposed to the No. The Australian military were not permitted to manufacture the No. 4 Mk I* rifles are all stamped "US PROPERTY". These unusual rifles have something of a mysterious service history, but represent a missing link in SMLE development. [73] 303/25 calibre sporterised SMLEs are very common in Australia today, although ammunition for them has been very scarce since the 1980s. 32 3.5× telescopic sight. 5 Mk. The last common complaint is their accuracy. [62][63] No. Only have 2 items … The No.4 (T) rifles were extensively employed in various conflicts until the late 1960s. Khyber Pass Copies can be recognised by a number of factors, notably: British company Armalon Ltd[94] developed a number of rifles based on the Lee Enfield No 4. Originally, the concept of a detachable magazine was opposed in some British Army circles, as some feared that the private soldier might be likely to lose the magazine during field campaigns. In good condition shipping and by purchaser valid pal verification required. [98], Khyber Pass Copies patterned after the Lee–Enfield are still manufactured in the Khyber Pass region, as bolt-action rifles remain effective weapons in desert and mountain environments where long-range accuracy is more important than rate of fire. BSA Shirley undertook 100 conversions to .22". Thanks for looking. [13][99] As of 2012[update], Lee–Enfield rifles are still being used by the Taliban insurgents against NATO/Allied forces in Afghanistan.[84]. Area Code: 816 . It is just about impossible to talk about the Lee-Enfield at any length without discussing the .303 British cartridge. 1 Mk. Many early models, Magazine Lee–Enfield (MLE), Magazine Lee–Metford (MLM) and SMLE, were rebuilt to the Mk III standard. De Lisle, was effectively an SMLE Mk III* receiver redesigned to take a .45 ACP cartridge and associated magazine, with a barrel from a Thompson submachine gun and an integrated suppressor. [13] Soft-point .303 ammunition is widely available for hunting purposes, though the Mark 7 military cartridge design often proves adequate because its tail-heavy design makes the bullet yaw violently and deform after hitting the target.[102][103]. [91], A number of British Service Rifles, predominantly the Martini–Henry and Martini–Enfield, but also the various Lee–Enfield rifles, have been produced by small manufacturers in the Khyber Pass region of the Pakistani/Afghan border. Published by Ian D Skennerton, PO Box 80, Labrador 4215, Australia, 2001. The current Yukon record moose, a behemoth sporting a 75-1/4 inch spread of antlers, was felled with two shots from a .303. 1 was also kept stock standard but fitted with an actual sporting style stock complete with Monte Carlo comb as was fashionable in … A new bayonet was designed to go with the rifle: a spike bayonet, which was essentially a steel rod with a sharp point and was nicknamed "pigsticker" by soldiers. Sean says: January 17, 2015 at 01:17 . Reply. Description: 1) LEE ENFIELD MARK III*. Some were later modified with special adaptors to enable magazine loading. Many surplus Lee–Enfield rifles were sold in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States after the Second World War, and a fair number have been 'sporterised', having had the front furniture reduced or removed and a scope fitted so that they resemble a bolt-action sporting rifle. During the 1960s, the British Government and the Ministry of Defence converted a number of Lee–Enfield No. [13] Lee–Enfield rifles are still popular in the region, despite the presence and ready availability of more modern weapons such as the SKS-45, the AKM, the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle, and the AK-74. At some point just after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the Rifle Factory Ishapore in India began producing a new type of rifle known as the Rifle 7.62 mm 2A, which was based on the SMLE Mk III*[80] and was slightly redesigned to use the 7.62×51mm NATO round. 1 Mk. While the original butt stock needs the addition of a cheek rest for use with a scope, I have come to think that the ergonomics are simply different. S# 79719. [55], Numbers of Lee–Enfield rifles were converted to .22 calibre training rifles,[56] in order to teach cadets and new recruits the various aspects of shooting, firearms safety, and marksmanship at a markedly reduced cost per round. [83] The original 2,000 yards (1,800 m) rear sight arm was found to be suitable for the ballistics of the 7.62×51mm, which is around 10% more powerful and equates to a flatter trajectory than that of the .303 British MkVII ammunition, so it was a simple matter to think of the '2000' as representing metres rather than yards. I (T). 4 rifle was heavier than the No. [21], A shorter and lighter version of the original MLE—the Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee–Enfield or SMLE (sometimes spoken as "Smelly", rather than S, M, L, E)[13]—was introduced on 1 January 1904. As a standard-issue infantry rifle, it is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealth nations,[12] notably with the Bangladesh Police, which makes it the second longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service, after the Mosin–Nagant (Mosin-Nagant receivers are used in the Finnish 7.62 Tkiv 85). 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View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Gold Bulllet Member Join Date Dec 1969 Location Queensland Australia. The barrel was now halfway in length between the original long rifle and the carbine, at 25.2 inches (640 mm). 9 blade bayonets. Roughly 1,400 of these were converted to No. In the 1920s, a series of experiments resulting in design changes were carried out to help with these problems, reducing the number of complex parts and refining manufacturing processes. In a marketplace where overkill sells rifles, the .303 remains an almost rebellious testament to how well good enough worked. The No. These were similar to the No. However, the Lee–Enfield was mainly replaced in main-line service in the Pakistani Police in the mid-1980s by the AK 47, in response to increasing proliferation of the Kalashnikov in the black market and civilian use. 4 Mk I* rifles that were brought up to Mk 2 standard were renamed No. [76] It fired in semi-automatic only and suffered some feeding and extraction problems and, despite meeting accuracy and soundness of design concept, never made it past the prototype stage. The primary distinguishing feature of the No. [29] Rifles with some or all of these features present are found, as the changes were implemented at different times in different factories and as stocks of parts were depleted. Quebec › Guns › Ad# 464848. Some captured from the Resistance were used by the pro-Nazi French militia, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 11:53. Later on when Avrakotos asked Michael Vickers to revamp their strategy, he stopped the Enfield system and, with the large amounts of money available thanks to Charlie Wilson, replaced them with a mix of modern weapons like AK-47s and mortars. 5 Mk. 70.00 obo. Date Sold Title Bids Sale Price; 12/06/2020 Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1/3 Savage 1943 C&R: 5: … Another gripe is that they are ugly. The rifle was also equipped with a detachable sheet-steel, 10-round, double-column magazine, a very modern development in its day. The .303 British shoots flat enough, hits hard, and the Lee-Enfield rifle is sufficiently accurate for most hunting situations. [22] The SMLE's visual trademark was its blunt nose, with only the bayonet boss protruding a small fraction of an inch beyond the nosecap, being modelled on the Swedish Model 1894 Cavalry Carbine. Enfield Envoy, a rifle intended for civilian competition target shooting and Enfield Enforcer, a rifle fitted with a Pecar telescopic sight to suit the requirements of police firearms teams. No. [13] The design of the handguards and the magazine were also improved and the chamber was adapted to fire the new Mk VII High Velocity spitzer .303 ammunition. 4 marks, in the hope of increasing sales of a rifle that had little U.S. market penetration. A conversion specification of No.1 rifles to L59A2 Drill Purpose was also prepared but was abandoned due to the greater difficulty of machining involved and the negligible numbers still in the hands of cadet units. 1 was a stock standard military rifle with the fore-end shortened; the Supreme No. CIA officer Gust Avrakotos later arranged for the Egyptian Ministry of Defence to set up production lines of Enfield .303 ammunition specifically for the conflict. [30] The magazine cut-off was reinstated after the First World War ended and not entirely dispensed with in manufacturing until 1933 and some rifles with cut-offs remained into the 1960s. I introduced in 1942, the Mk. James Purdey and Sons fitted special buttstocks later in the war. Lee-Enfield No.1 MKIII .303 British 25" Barrel Bolt Action Sporter Rifle 1917mfg Description: Lee-Enfield No.1 MKIII .303 British bolt action rifle, made in 1917. The 7×57mm Mauser rounds fired from the Mauser Model 1895 rifle had a higher velocity, flatter trajectory and longer range, making them superior on the open country of the South African plains. 5 was first issued to the British 1st Airborne Division and used during their liberation of Denmark and Norway in 1945. [74], In the early 1950s Essential Agencies Ltd. Congrats! Ishapore 2A and Ishapore 2A1 receivers are made with improved (EN) steel (to handle the increased pressures of the 7.62×51mm round)[82] and the extractor is redesigned to suit the rimless cartridge. The main difference between the two conversions was in the cartridge ejection arrangement; the Enfield magazine carried a hardened steel projection that struck the rim of the extracted case to eject it, the Sterling system employed a spring-loaded plunger inserted into the receiver wall. Although the .276 Enfield had better ballistics, troop trials in 1913 revealed problems including excessive recoil, muzzle flash, barrel wear and overheating. This sight, like other aperture sights, proved to be faster and more accurate than the typical mid-barrel open rear sight elements sight lines offered by Mauser, previous Lee–Enfields or the Buffington battle sight of the M1903 Springfield. If one owns a Lee Enfield in its original condition it is highly recommended that it be left that way. While I have enjoyed playing around with traditional black powder rifles and lever guns over the years, my ancestors were neither cowboys nor mountain men. III* rifles by adding a heavy target barrel, cheek-piece, and a World War I era Pattern 1918 telescope, creating the SMLE No. [100] Lee–Enfield rifles have also been seen in the hands of both the Naxalites and the Indian police in the ongoing Maoist insurgency in rural India. Despite a rubber butt-pad, the .303 round produced excessive recoil due to the shorter barrel. 4 Mk I* in 1942, with the bolt release catch replaced by a simpler notch on the bolt track of the rifle's receiver. [41], Later in the war, the need for a shorter, lighter rifle forced the development of the Rifle, No. They were the among the throngs of German, Scottish, and Eastern European settlers who migrated to Canada in search of cheap farmland. 32 Mk. No Savage Lee–Enfields were ever issued to the US military; the markings existed solely to maintain the pretence that American equipment was being lent to the UK rather than permanently sold to them. VI but had a flat left side and did away with the chequering on the furniture. Work on a long-range replacement cartridge began in 1910 and resulted in the .276 Enfield in 1912. 3. [16] Some straight-pull bolt-action rifles were thought faster, but lacked the simplicity, reliability, and generous magazine capacity of the Lee–Enfield. During the First World War alone, 3.8 million SMLE rifles were produced in the UK by RSAF Enfield, BSA, and LSA.[87]. The Lee-Enfield is a good rifle, I just think we had a funky magazine. 4 series rifles that were converted to 7.62×51mm NATO were re-designated as the L8 series of rifles with the rifles being refitted with 7.62×51mm NATO barrels, new bolt faces and extractor claws, new rear sights and new 10-round 7.62×51mm NATO magazines that were produced by RSAF Enfield to replace the old 10-round .303 British magazines. [65][66], In Britain, a .22RF version of the No.5 Rifle was prototyped by BSA and trialled with a view to it becoming the British Service training rifle when the .303"CF No.5 was initially mooted as being a potential replacement for the No.4 Rifle. It has always amazed me that the magazine on my Lee-Enfield is somehow far less obtrusive than the one on my .22 and I appreciate not having to carry extra rounds in my pockets. 4 Mk 2 (Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals in official names in 1944) rifle, a refined and improved No. I* (T) sniper rifles. 5 Mk I as a "Jungle Carbine". 11.1 Video Games; 12 Turner Semi-Automatic SMLE Conversion. The Lee–Enfield family of rifles is the second oldest bolt-action rifle design still in official service, after the Mosin–Nagant. Cal. In truth, it is a rare Enfield that will shoot MOA, but most can be made to shoot plenty good enough for hunting within their maximum point blank range of around 250 yards. Rare CIVIL WAR Antique BLUNT-ENFIELD Rifle-Musket US Made Enfield Pattern 1853 … 4 Mk. That is more than enough for about 99% of the animals I have killed over the years. Seller: tlriver . GI#: 101548412. Attempts were made to find a cooler-burning propellant but further trials were halted in 1914 by the onset of the First World War. Both were located at Long Branch, Ontario. The SMLE is to the Canadian north what the Winchester repeater was to the American west. For easier machining, the charger bridge was no longer rounded. On rifles sporting aftermarket stocks this complaint is not applicable. These were converted in late 1941 and into the later part of 1942. 4 Mk IV was designed with the modern shooter in mind, and has the ability to mount a telescopic sight without drilling and tapping the receiver. The Indian conversions were originally chambered for the .410 Indian Musket cartridge, which is based on the .303 British cartridge, and will not chamber the common .410 shotgun cartridge. $124.95. I blade bayonet which had a large muzzle ring to fit over the flash hider. [54] A transitional model the No. 1. This proved fortunate for the Lee–Enfield, as wartime demand and the improved Mk VII loading of the .303 round caused it to be retained for service. The Lee-Enfield is a series of bolt-action rifles and carbines designed by Scottish-born gun designer James Paris Lee (1831-1904) and the Royal Small Arms … The L59A1 was a conversion of the No4 Rifle (all Marks) to a Drill Purpose Rifle that was incapable of being restored to a firing configuration. [13], Many people still hunt with as-issued Lee–Enfield rifles, with commercial .303 British ammunition proving especially effective on medium-sized game. (HT standing for "Heavy Barrel, Telescopic Sight),[13] which saw service in the Second World War, Korea, and Malaya and was used for Sniper Training through to the late 1970s. )[35], The SMLE design was a relatively expensive long arm to manufacture, because of the many forging and machining operations required. 10 Sporterized Lee-Enfield Rifles. However, SMLE rifles that have already been sporterized still remain one of the best bargains on a rugged hunting rifle to be had, and these are the subject of this article. 4 Mk II rifle, which they marketed as the AIA No. Until 2014 the .303 Lee-Enfield was standard issue for the Canadian Rangers and one of its main purposes was for protection against polar bears. Visits: 354 FIREARM HISTORY AND FEATURES: The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. ), Rhineland Arms produces .45 ACP conversion kits for the Lee–Enfield action using M1911 pistol magazines.[106]. 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