The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth...
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but remained in service for only a short time until replaced by the Lee–Enfield. Lee's bolt action mechanism was a great improvement over other designs of...
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British military rifles (section Lee–Enfield rifles)
Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE). Although a completely different design from the Lee–Enfield, the Pattern 1913 rifle was designed by the Enfield engineers....
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rifles, so the P14 became a de facto afterthought. The Short Magazine Lee–Enfield therefore remained the standard British rifle during World War I and...
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Jungle carbine (redirect from Lee-Enfield Rifle No. 5 Mk I (Jungle Carbine))
jungle warfare, was a bolt action carbine derivative of the British Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I. It was developed per jungle fighting experiences in the Pacific...
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L42A1 (redirect from Lee-Enfield L42)
62×51mm NATO conversion of the Second World War era .303 British chambered Lee–Enfield Rifle No. 4 Mk1(T) and No. 4 Mk1*(T), which had remained in service for...
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service weapon. Before World War I, the British had the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE) as their main rifle. Compared to the German Mausers or U.S. 1903...
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Bolt action (section Lee–Enfield)
on closing" operation. The Lee–Enfield bolt-action system was introduced in 1889 with the Lee–Metford and later Lee–Enfield rifles (the bolt system is...
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up Enfield in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Enfield may refer to: Enfield, New South Wales Enfield, South Australia Electoral district of Enfield, a...
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replacement for the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE). An advanced chamber design allowed for a high-velocity .276 Enfield rimless round, which was more powerful...
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rifle designs later on, such as in the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifle series. Born in Hawick, Scotland, Lee emigrated with his family to Galt, Upper...
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SA80 (redirect from Enfield L85 IW)
(including the Lee–Enfield family) to come from the Royal Small Arms Factory, the national arms development and production facility at Enfield Lock, before...
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.577 Snider–Enfield was a breech-loading rifle. The American inventor, Jacob Snider created this firearm action, and the Snider–Enfield was one of the...
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Royal Small Arms Factory (redirect from RSAF Enfield)
Factory (RSAF), also known by the metonym Enfield, was a UK government-owned rifle factory in Enfield, adjoining the Lee Navigation in the Lea Valley. Some parts...
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EM-2 rifle (redirect from Enfield EM2)
dated to the late 19th century. The EM-2 was intended to replace the Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifles and various submachineguns, while the TADEN would...
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Pacific Theatre) Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III* (Standard issue rifle) Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III* (HT) (Sniper rifle) Pattern 1914 Enfield (Used as sniper rifle)...
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armour) Enfield Pattern P1914 Farquhar–Hill Pattern P1918 (Troop trials only) Farquharson M1872[citation needed] Lee–Enfield Magazine Mk I Lee–Enfield Short...
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.303 British (section .276 Enfield)
Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, to increase barrel life; the redesigned rifle introduced in 1895 as the Lee–Enfield. After extensive testing, the...
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Ishapore 2A1 rifle (redirect from Ishapore Enfield)
arm by the Indian Armed Forces in 1963. The rifle is a variant of the Lee–Enfield rifle. The design of the rifle – initially the Rifle 7.62mm 2A – began...
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The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading...
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in the name of Enfield's shopping centre). Enfield has a history of armaments manufacture—see Royal Small Arms Factory. The Lee–Enfield .303 rifle was...
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Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Enfield Town, Enfield Wash, Forty Hill, Freezywater, Gordon Hill, Grange...
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refer to: .303 British, a rifle cartridge .303 Savage, a rifle cartridge Lee–Enfield rifle .303 (film), a short film 303 (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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long-range fire. The .276 Enfield was designed with the intent of being more powerful than the .303 British cartridge used in the Lee–Enfield rifles and to be...
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The No. 4 bayonet was the standard bayonet for all Lee Enfield No. 4 rifles. The No. 4 bayonet was created to replace the current bayonet at the time...
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square "Enfield" rifling as contemporary British military rifles. The weapon was a sporting variant of the well known Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifles...
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out-of-production British bayonet designed to be used with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle. The Pattern 1907 bayonet was used by the British and Commonwealth...
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The Charlton automatic rifle was a fully automatic conversion of the Lee–Enfield rifle, designed by New Zealander Philip Charlton in 1941 to act as a...
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and the like). Since 1947, the Canadian Rangers have been issued the Lee–Enfield No 4 rifle in .303 British calibre, with each user being provided with...
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Canada and the United Kingdom, after the latter refused to license the Lee–Enfield SMLE design for production in Canada.[clarification needed] Sir Charles...
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