It was unsuitable for general issue and production ceased in 1947, due to an "inherent fault in the design", often claimed to be a "wandering zero" and accuracy problems.[48]. A new rifle based on the Mauser design was created to fire the round, called the Pattern 1913 Enfield. In an environment where ambush and dealing with tree-posted snipers required a quick response and a high rate of return fire, the standard bolt-action Lee-Enfield riflethe Number 4 Mark 1could not do the job. Parts for all makes of Lee Enfields. Be the first to know about new Products and Exclusive VIP Sales. The results of the trials that were conducted on the L8 series rifles were mixed; the L8A1 (T) rifles fired test groups that bore no relation to those fired while they were still No. 4 rifles, except for the new barrel (which still retained the original No. I alerted a collector in California about a rifle matching his scope set that was for sale in the USA. Walnut Semi Finish..Set $125 (Same as Picture Above) #2 British Lee Enfield #1 MK 1. K98 Rear Band Mauser Stock Sling Retainer German Original WWII 98k (#202772889285) p***0 (129) - Feedback left by buyer p***0 (129). [45] The L42A1 sniper rifle continued as the British Army's standard sniper weapon being phased out by 1993, and replaced by Accuracy International's L96. I ended up sending the rifle to Nebraska and it is now reunited. This rifle is fitted with Orignal Military Hensold Wetzlar Sniper scope ( NATO Stock number 1240-12-144-0714 ) and its original Stanag scope mount. During the First World War alone, 3.8million SMLE rifles were produced in the UK by RSAF Enfield, BSA, and LSA.[91]. (There are minor errors e.g. Initially, rifles were converted from obsolete Magazine LeeMetford and Magazine LeeEnfield rifles[59][60] but from the First World War onwards SMLE rifles were used instead. Standard Magazine Cheek Piece, Recoil pad 1 Inch Extension, With Hand guard. 4 rifles and brought them up to the same standard as the No. 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 LeeEnfields or the Buffington battle sight of the M1903 Springfield. Legal Notice - International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and local laws. [15] To further facilitate rapid aimed fire the rifle can be cycled by most riflemen without loss of sight picture. Contact me. The stock collar is marked with the serial number, "M47C" (the code for BSA Shirley), "1944" and "TR" (the final inspection proof prior to being upgraded by Holland & Holland). I have a research database listing roughly 2,000 serial numbers at this time. [100], Many Afghans resisting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan were armed with LeeEnfields. [25], The best-known LeeEnfield rifle, the SMLE Mk III, was introduced on 26 January 1907, along with a Pattern 1907 bayonet and featured a simplified rear sight arrangement and a fixed, rather than a bolt-head-mounted sliding, charger guide. . Original price: Less than $20 as army surplus. The receiver-mounted rear sights and magazine cutoff were also present and 1,025 units were produced in the 1930 period.[37]. 4. The Lee-Enfield SMLE is a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. Collectors need to be especially careful when purchasing No. 8 and Rifle, No. 1 Mk. No Savage LeeEnfields were ever issued to the US military; the markings existed solely to maintain the pretense that American equipment was being lent to the UK rather than permanently sold to them. 1 Mk. 4 series rifles that were converted to 7.62 mm NATO were re-designated as the L8 series of rifles with the rifles being refitted with 7.62 mm NATO barrels, new bolt faces and extractor claws, new rear sights and new 10-round 7.62 mm NATO magazines that were produced by RSAF Enfield to replace the old 10-round .303 British . 4 Mk. In Jordan, the LeeEnfield was in use with the Police and Gendarmerie until 1971, and with the Armed Forces until 1965. Prior to their creation a variety of WWI sniper rifles were in use. Most of the Canadian made No.4 Mk.I* (T) sniper equipments went into British service. [41], Later in the war, the need for a shorter, lighter rifle forced the development of the Rifle, No. 4 Mk II rifle, which they marketed as the AIA No. Lee Enfield No.4 MK.2 -4 piece Set with Grooved Rear Upper Wood. 5 was first issued to the British 1st Airborne Division and used during its liberation of Denmark and Norway in 1945. 5 Mk I as a "jungle carbine". Presentation of new mace to E Division RCMP Pipes and Drums, FOR SALE Firearms & Deactivated Firearms, * For Sale Manuals Canadian and British, For sale Books on Airborne units and Formations, For Sale Books Special Forces type units, Letters from William Arnott Stevens to his Grandsons, Documents of Lieutenant Earle Walter HUME, killed in World War I, Museums Giving a Tour & Public Speaking, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum and Archives, Photos Aircraft etc. In Canada the .303 and .22 models were being phased out between 2016 and 2019. [53], During the Second World War, standard No. Only SMLE Mk III* rifles are known to have been assembled under this program. 1 Mk VI also introduced a heavier "floating barrel" that was independent of the forearm, allowing the barrel to expand and contract without contacting the forearm and interfering with the "zero", the correlation between the alignment of the barrel and the sights. 1617 - 350.00. Peter was issued another No. The Lee-Enfield is everything a modern precision rifle is not. [74] Post-Second World War, SAF Lithgow converted a number of SMLE rifles to commercial sporting rifles- notably the .22 Hornet model- under the "Slazenger" brand. $510.00 CAD $475.00 CAD. This British Lee Enfield Sniper Rifle Stock Kit With 3-12X44 30mm Tube Illuminated Scope, Enfield Scope Mount & British Lee Enfield Monte Carlo Rifle Stock For .303 No. A LEE ENFIELD rifle is currently worth an average price of $791.27 new and $624.03 used . We will refund you total, please contact our customer email: [emailprotected]. Sadly the owners cannot always agree and reach a satisfactory conclusion. [10] Replacing this with a new square-shaped rifling system designed at the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) Enfield solved the problem, and the LeeEnfield was born. The wooden cheek-piece was attached with two screws. Learn how and when to remove this template message, the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum, The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command, "Cyprus divided: 40 years on, a family recalls how the island was torn apart", THE .256 INCH BRITISH: A LOST OPPORTUNITY by Anthony G Williams, The Lee-Enfield Rifle, London, Reading and Fakenham,Cox and Wyman Limited, 1960, Major E. G. B. 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The Howell automatic rifle was the first attempt to convert the LeeEnfield SMLE into a semi-automatic rifle. The rifle was marked with the scope serial number on the wrist, the flat spot on top of the wooden butt stock, just underneath and aft of the cocking piece. The front of the magazine well is marked "M/47C" and "R". II simple L back sight. Above and below is a BSA manufactured 'Long' Lee-Enfield, converted for use as a .22" training rifle. [69], The C No.7 22" MK.I rifle is a .22 single-shot, manually fed, training version of the No.4 Mk I* rifle manufactured at Long Branch. 1 bid. The PC gallery rifle is a carbine in pistol and revolver calibres, the AL42 is a 5.56mm rifle and the AL30C, a carbine in .30 Carbine. OEM Replacement Parts - Surplus Rifles - Lee-Enfield - Lee Enfield No. I bought it new in the brown paper The Pattern 1913 Enfield (P13) rifle was developed as a potential replacement for the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) rifle that entered service in 1902. 4 Mk I* rifles that were brought up to Mk 2 standard were renamed No. Lee Enfield magazine for Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle 1915 1990. Second World War UK production rifles had manufacturer codes for security reasons. The Indian Army phased them out in 199092, replacing them with AKM-type rifles (see Indo-Russia Rifles). . Shown is the U.S. Bayonet M1905 affixed to the 1903 Springfield Rifle and the U.S. Bayonet M1917 affixed to the Model 12 Winchester Trenchgun (12 gauge pump shotgun). These conversions were prompted by firearms legislation that made possession of a rifle chambered in a military cartridge both difficult and expensive. - Internal Magazine Pops out when Empty. On Flikr thereare somealbums of official photos posted by Gary Blakeley. $50 Upper wood Only . British Lee Enfield Fore Stock No 1 MK3 no I mk III SMLE. 1 Mk III pattern rifle. [76], In the early 1950s Essential Agencies Ltd. They will be strictly examined by the customs. The iconic Lee-Enfield rifle, the SMLE Mk III, was introduced on January 26, 1907, and featured a simplified rear sight arrangement and a fixed, rather than a bolt-head-mounted sliding, charger guide. 4 Mk I (T) and No. Current value: $400 to $1,000 (original), $150 to $250 (sporterized) My father-in-law gave me my first moose gun a bolt-action .303 Lee-Enfield in 1980. [57], Numbers of LeeEnfield rifles were converted to .22 calibre training rifles,[58] in order to teach cadets and new recruits the various aspects of shooting, firearms safety, and marksmanship at a markedly reduced cost per round. [14] LeeEnfield rifles are used by reserve forces and police forces in many Commonwealth countries, including Malawi. Nepalese Police constables may also be usually seen equipped with SMLE rifles. 4 Mk1 SMLE rifles to legendary arms maker Holland & Holland for accurizing and modification into the new . 4 Mk1/2 rifles), L8A3 rifles (converted No. 4 rifles to .410 shotguns. Caliber .303 British ten (10) round capacity. [14] Top-notch accuracy is difficult to achieve with the LeeEnfield design,[39] as it was intended to be a battle rifle rather than a sharpshooter's weapon,[39] and thus the Enfield is nowadays overshadowed by derivatives of Paul Mauser's design as a target shooting arm. The design of the handguards and the magazine were also improved, and the chamber was adapted to fire the new Mk VII High Velocity . Several First World War accounts tell of British troops repelling German attackers who subsequently reported that they had encountered machine guns, when in fact it was simply a group of well-trained riflemen armed with SMLE Mk III rifles. For easier machining, the charger bridge was no longer rounded. I chest for a British one. In 1914, Enfield produced complete .22 barrels and bolts specifically for converting .303 units, and these soon became the most common conversion. I (T. LESS TELESCOPE) rifles, being already 80% converted, are the easiest to finish off though they would not be properly collimated (i.e. A rifle in Scotland, bought out of the USA. 2.What if your gun is seized by the customs? Some were later modified with special adaptors to enable magazine loading. The scope shown here, No. Pick two marks and then it's possible to distinguish between them. 4 action was similar to the No.1 Mk VI but stronger and easier to mass-produce. 4 Mk. 1.The Lee Enfield Built according to the real gun 1:1, the appearance and internal structure are perfectly restored. $12.00. 4 (T) about 1,100 to 1,200 were converted to L42A1 sniper rifles in 1970 1992. We assume no liability associated with misuse of our products. [29], The inability of the principal manufacturers (RSAF Enfield, the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited and London Small Arms Co. Ltd) to meet military production demands led to the development of the "peddled scheme", which contracted out the production of whole rifles and rifle components to several shell companies. The Royal Canadian Air Force also used these as a survival rifle in the remote parts of Canada. 4 Mk I/2, while No. Features sling swivel studs, raised cheek rest, includes butt plate, checkered pistol grip and forearm. [19] Many LECs (and LMCs in smaller numbers) were converted to special patterns, namely the New Zealand carbine and the Royal Irish Constabulary carbine, or NZ and RIC carbines, respectively. . Late in 1942 a contract was issued to Holland and Holland, the famous gunmakers in London, England, to convert rifles into sniper equipment. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. [56] A transitional model the No. Long Branch Training Rifle (non-firing). [14] LeeEnfield 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. 37 The Deadly .303 British", "Rhineland .45 ACP Carbine: fun conversions for surplus Enfields and Mausers", "Lee-Enfield (Series) Bolt-Action, Magazine-Fed, Repeating Service Rifle - United Kingdom", "Lee Enfield cavalry .303 in Mk I magazine carbine, 1896 - Online Collection - National Army Museum, London", "Guns of the Tatmadaw: Burmese/Myanmar Small Arms Development", "Afghan War Rugs: A Sub-group with Iranian Influence", "Les Ailes franaises au Tchad: Retournons le sablier", "Ethiopian military rifle cartridges: Part 2: from Mauser to Kalashnikov", "Small arms of the Deutscher Volkssturm part I", "The military rifle cartridges of Ghana from Ashanti to AR", "Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia", https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-10-25/17/, "The military situation in the Baltic States", "The military rifle cartridges of Burma/Myanmar", "France at War Portugal in the Great War", "War Continued Vietnam Veterans in the Rhodesian Bush War", "Weapons of the 107th: LeeEnfield Mk.III", "Doughboy's Rifle: (It wasn't necessarily a Springfield)", "Living with Weapons: Small Arms in Yemen", "Yugoslav Part II: World War II small arms: an assortment of small arms from friends and foe alike", "Covert Operations: The Arms of ISIS Insurgents in Syria (2019)", List of Changes in British War Material in Relation to Edged Weapons, Firearms and Associated Ammunition and Accoutrements, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LeeEnfield&oldid=1142321739, 10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips, Sliding ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights, "dial" long-range volley; telescopic sights on sniper models.