4. please must be know that. I (T) which is now in a private collection in Quebec fitted with a different scope. The No. [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. 32 Mk. - Internal Magazine Pops out when Empty. Good for wall hanger or budget collector. 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. While Peter Kokalis would not approve, Rich went ahead . For other uses, see, Models/marks of LeeEnfield rifle and service periods, LeeEnfield conversions and training models, Special service LeeEnfields: Commando and automatic models, Australian International Arms No. [24] The shorter length was controversial at the time; many rifle association members and gunsmiths were concerned that the shorter barrel would not be as accurate as the longer MLE barrels, that the recoil would be much greater and the sighting radius would be too short. The P14's principal combat use during World War I was as a sniper rifle, since it was found to be more accurate than the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield, either in standard issue form or with modified "fine-adjustment" aperture rearsights designated Pattern 1914 Mk I W (F) and Pattern 1914 Mk I* W (F) or, from April 1918, Aldis Pattern 1918 . [citation needed]. 4 Mk1 SMLE rifles to legendary arms maker Holland & Holland for accurizing and modification into the new . Lee-Enfield No. It was produced only by Small Arms Limited at Long Branch in Canada, and Stevens-Savage Firearms in the US. [93] AIA also offered the AIA M10-A1 rifle, a jungle carbine-styled version chambered in 7.6239mm Russian, which uses AK-47 magazines. New in box, same specifications as the original ones, manufactured using original drawings on high-tech optics machinery. 1 Mk. A deep notch for the bolt handle enables it to serve as a third or safety lug. (There are minor errors e.g. ARES Lee Enfield NO 4 MK1 Airsoft Sniper Rifle with Scope and Mount (Spring Power) Out of Stock CLA-005. [54] The telescopic sight had a field of view of 8 degrees 20 minutes and featured a bullet drop compensation range drum on top of the sight graduated in 50 yards (45.7m) increments from 0 to 1,000 yards (914m). 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. [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. Walnut Semi Finish..Set $125 (Same as Picture Above) #2 British Lee Enfield #1 MK 1. I* (T) sniper rifles. 4 Mk I, because the Lithgow Small Arms Factory was producing the SMLE Mk III. 4 Mk. but there have been successes. 2, of varying marks. 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. Original item NOT A REPRODUCTION! This model was not manufactured in Canada other than prototype(s). I (T) Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle, Made by Enfield in England, converted by Holland & Holland in England, 25" blue-steel barrel and receiver, folding ladder rear sight, protected post front sight, blue-steel trigger and trigger guard, 3-piece walnut stock with cheekpiece, brass buttplate with cleaning-kit compartment, (3) sling swivels, 3X No. I (T. LESS TELESCOPE) as they never had scopes mated to the rifles, and this designation was stencilled on the front of their No. GI#: 102233313. This is one reason the bolt closure feels smooth. Sadly Peter Braidwood died less than a week after I tookthis photo. These stand for "Standard Small Arms" and "National Rifle Factory", respectively. Need a 303 British jungle carbine scope mount We have them in stock for sale at low prices. A new rifle based on the Mauser design was created to fire the round, called the Pattern 1913 Enfield. 4 Mk I* rifles that were brought up to Mk 2 standard were renamed No. [16] The barrel was now halfway in length between the original long rifle and the carbine, at 25.2 inches (640 mm). The Canadian scopes made by Research Enterprises Limited and were prefixed with a letter C and went through C No. Unfortunately they are out of focus. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering. According to all accounts, it was extremely accurate and highly sought after by WWII snipers wherever the British Army was fighting. Add to Compare. 5 Mk I was popular with soldiers owing to its light weight, portability and shorter length than a standard LeeEnfield rifle. 1 bid. "SSA" and "NRF" markings are sometimes encountered on First World War-dated SMLE Mk III* rifles. 4 MK. De ransel op de rug deel 2. I blade bayonet which had a large muzzle ring to fit over the flash hider. The iron sight line was redesigned and featured a rear receiver aperture battle sight calibrated for 300yd (274m) with an additional ladder aperture sight that could be flipped up and was calibrated for 2001,300yd (1831,189m) in 100yd (91m) increments. I (T) without scope and bracket. [36], The No. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. A.General goods take 2+ weeks and 3+ weeks for toy guns. 4 (T) rifles each had a scope mated to them at the time of conversion. [46] The No. Generally inferior workmanship, including weak or soft metal, poorly finished wood, and badly struck markings. Initial production was 1,403 conversions of 19311933 troop trials No. Despite a rubber butt-pad, the .303 round produced excessive recoil due to the shorter barrel. ", with various asterisks denoting subtypes. The No. Shipping to: Due to the long size, this product is currently only available for delivery to the United States. [95], A number of British Service Rifles, predominantly the MartiniHenry and MartiniEnfield, but also the various LeeEnfield rifles, have been produced by small manufacturers in the Khyber Pass region of the Pakistani-Afghan border. #1 British Lee Enfield #1 MK 111. I rifles was made for trials. The Lee-Enfield No. Rifles converted by them are marked with a tiny Enfield examinersstamp on the top of the front scope pad and NO S51 stamp on the underside of the butt stock. During the First World War alone, 3.8million SMLE rifles were produced in the UK by RSAF Enfield, BSA, and LSA.[91]. This Australian Lee-Enfield .303 British low-mount sniper rifle, shown with leather lens caps, is an excellent example of one of these rifles. [108][109] (For more information see Gun politics in the United Kingdom and Gun politics in Australia. Pre-Owned. [41] The No.4 rifle was primarily produced for the United Kingdom, Canada and some other Commonwealth countries including New Zealand. The Mk V did retain a magazine cut-off, but without a spotting hole, the piling swivel was kept attached to a forward barrel band, which was wrapped over and attached to the rear of the nose cap to reinforce the rifle for use with the standard Pattern 1907 bayonet. infantry rifle chambered in the traditional .303 British. We will not fail your trust, provide you with the best products and services. These design features facilitate rapid cycling and fire compared to other bolt-action designs like the Mauser. ARES Kar98K Sniper Airsoft Classic Rifle - Steel Version (Spring Power) $499.99. In 1914, Enfield produced complete .22 barrels and bolts specifically for converting .303 units, and these soon became the most common conversion. Brown Bess, percussion Enfield, Snider and Martini rifles & carbines, long and short Lee-Enfields to 7.62mm L1A1 and current 5.56mm F88 Steyr AUG. . 4 variant was designed in 1939 to answer to the need of easily manufactured rifles of the carbine. The second and fourth albums are of Small Arms Limited at Long Branch where the Lee-Enfield No. These were similar to the No. Mine was made in 1964. it has all matching number and has a GREAT and clean bore, the stock is in about perfect condition all but a crack near the butt plate. Long Branch Enfield No.4 Mk1* (T) Canadian Sniper .303 Bolt Action Rifle MFD 1945 C&R & Wood Case. 4 Mk. Caliber .303 British ten (10) round capacity. 4 and No. SOLD - Remington 1903 Sniper Rifle. NFB is National Film Board of Canada which did a lot of documentary film work. KTW Lee Enfield No.4 Sniper Airsoft Classic Rifle (Spring Power) Out of Stock KTW-4571383520912. The British military switched over to the 7.6251mm NATO round in the 1950s; starting in 1970, over 1,000 of the No. A British sniper takes aim with his No. 4 Mk I (T) and No. 4 rifle was further simplified for mass-production with the creation of the No. The Indian Army phased them out in 199092, replacing them with AKM-type rifles (see Indo-Russia Rifles). Since the overall length is 46", it will fit many other rifles. 4 rifles and brought them up to the same standard as the No. 4 MK. I* with MK. Pick two marks and then it's possible to distinguish between them. similar in concept to the British Swift Training Rifle apparently. I introduced in 1942, the Mk. The model 2|A1 changed the rear sight to 800m, and was manufactured until at least the 1980s; a sporting rifle based on the Mk III* action remained in production. Then Brian Dick of www.bdlltd.com in North Carolina found the matching scope set in Nebraska. Be the first to review this product. 4 rifle was heavier than the No. It started life as a mundane postwar No. 4 Mk1* rifles). III* rifles by adding a heavy target barrel, cheek-piece, and a World War I era Pattern 1918 telescope, creating the SMLE No. None of these is known to have been successful,[73] though some owners have adapted three-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. Virtually indestructible, this stock is great for hunting. I purchased a No. Lee Enfield Rifle - 1918 SMLE Mk.III* 8/4/17 - This is a Lee-Enfield SMLE Mk.III*, manufactured in 1918. [45] With the introduction of the No. 4 Mk. 4 MK. The author owns a 1945 BSA Shirley No.4 Mk1 (T) rifle and has examined other rifles, including a late war Canadian Long . Products include: Lee Enfield Toy Rifle, Darts, Gel Balls, plastic shells. 6, Mk I[50] was also developed, using an SMLE MK III* as a starting point (as opposed to the No. . As well, RSAF Enfield rejected one Holland and Holland completed rifle. 32 MK. RCMP Musical Ride 2013-08-24 Langley, B.C. Despite a rubber butt-pad, the .303 round produced excessive recoil due to the . [44], In the years after the Second World War, the British produced the No. [27][26][28] The windage adjustment of the rear sight was also dispensed with, and the cocking piece was changed from a round knob to a serrated slab. 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. 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. 44.00. [38] The No. Shop forLee-Enfield SMLE at International Military Antiques. In the 1920s, a series of experiments were carried out to help with these problems, resulting in design changes which reduced the number of complex parts and refining manufacturing processes. These were designated No. 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. Advertisements. The Royal Canadian Air Force also used these as a survival rifle in the remote parts of Canada. The receiver-mounted rear sights and magazine cutoff were also present and 1,025 units were produced in the 1930 period.[37]. 4 Mk 2. Numerous attempts have been made to convert the various single-shot .410 shotgun models to a bolt-action repeating model by removing the wooden magazine plug and replacing it with a standard 10-round SMLE magazine. The scope shown here, No. The used value of a LEE ENFIELD rifle has fallen ($14.74) dollars over the past 12 . [36], Long before the No. [47] A "shortened and lightened" version of the SMLE Mk III* rifle was also tested by the Australian military and a very small number were manufactured at SAF Lithgow during the course of the Second World War. [47] The No. Answer (1 of 5): The LE in SMLR stands for Lee Enfield. I chest.). [80] Rifles that were thus converted were re-designated as the L8 series of rifles and refitted with 7.6251mm NATO barrels, new bolt faces and extractor claws, new rear sights, and 7.6251mm NATO magazines. Walnut Semi finish..Set $125 (Larger Hole for Forend Bolt) ===== SKS Monte Carlo Stocks Click to Enlarge . 4 bayonet, essentially a steel rod with a sharp point, nicknamed "pigsticker" by soldiers. 4 MK. $117.50 . . Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. 4 Mk. He also carried one in the Battle of the Bulge when 6 AB Div was sent over by sea and land, due to the bad weather, to reinforce the Americans. i also. Free shipping and tax, no other hidden costs, Safe payments via Credit Card. I (T) sniper rifles in 19411942 at RSAF Enfield. III, largely due to its heavier barrel. So far I and others have managed to match-up over half a dozen sets. [64][65] No. A new bayonet was designed to go with the rifle: a spike bayonet the No. III* (HT). These rifles were the standard British sniper rifles developed in the late 1930s and used until the early 1960s. 5 Mk I, designated Rifle, No. - Easy to Reach Hop Up Adjustment. The design was born from the existing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1(T)/No.4 Mk 1*(T) bolt-action rifles used in the sniper role during the World War 2 period (1939-1945). I (T) with 1 Canadian Parachute battalion in the 6th Airborne Division. [67][68], 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. Lee Enfield No4T Sniper Rifle Genuine Items - Parts Catalog - L42, No32. or Best Offer. They will be strictly examined by the customs. at Boundary Bay Air Shows, Photos Aircraft etc. 9, all .22 rimfire trainers and target rifles based on the Lee action, were adopted or in use with cadet units and target shooters throughout the Commonwealth, the No.8 as of 2017 has been replaced among cadet forces due to obsolescence. Rather, they are newly manufactured firearms and are not technically chambered for commercial .308 Winchester ammunition. P14 Enfield Rifle. As a standard-issue infantry rifle, it is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealth nations,[13] notably with the Bangladesh Police, which makes it the second longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service, after the MosinNagant (Mosin-Nagant receivers are used in the Finnish 7.62 Tkiv 85). 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 7.62mm 2A, which was based on the SMLE Mk III*[84] and was slightly redesigned to use the 7.6251mm NATO round. RCAF, Researching a Canadian World War I Veteran, Report of the Awards of War Trophies 1920, Vimy Ridge April 1917 Canadian War Trophies, Mounting & Wearing of Decorations, Campaign Stars & Medals Canada circa 1945, British Columbia Provincial Police 1858 1950, BCPP Nominal Roll 1858 1950 Sorted Alphabetically, BCPP nominal Roll Sorted by Regimental Number, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1873 Present, RCMP Change of Command Parade for E Division 2011-04-11. [104] LeeEnfield rifles have also been seen in the hands of both the Naxalites and the Indian police in the ongoing Maoist insurgency in rural India. The front of the magazine well is marked "M/47C" and "R". Gift Certificate. and scope 18218. $10.00. [12] Although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957, it remained in widespread British service until the early/mid-1960s and the 7.62 mm L42A1 sniper variant remained in service until the 1990s. Enfield Mk I Scope + Mount, No. These were known as .22 Pattern 1914 short rifles[61] during The First World War and Rifle, No. Australia and India retained and manufactured the SMLE Mk III* as their standard rifle during the conflict, and the rifle remained in Australian military service through the Korean War, until it was replaced by the L1A1 SLR in the late 1950s. An Australian experimental version of the No. I (T) and No. Long Branch Training Rifle (non-firing). 5 Mk I). SKU. 2 Mk. In total, over 16 million LeeEnfields had been produced in several factories on different continents when production in Britain ended in 1956 at the Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Fazakerley in Liverpool, after that factory had been plagued with industrial unrest. I found the scope in the USA and he worked a trade and his set is now matching. There are several signature markings that should be found on a correct 4T. [11] The Lee bolt-action and 10-round magazine capacity enabled a well-trained rifleman to perform the "mad minute" firing 20 to 30 aimed rounds in 60 seconds, making the LeeEnfield the fastest military bolt-action rifle of the day. ARES Kar98K Sniper Airsoft Classic Rifle - Steel Version with Scope and Mount (Spring Power) $629.99. Add to Wish List Add to Compare. [71][unreliable source?]. 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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