Lee–Enfield | |
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Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk I (1903), Swedish Army Museum, Stockholm. | |
Type | Bolt-action rifle |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | MLE: 1895–1926 SMLE: 1904–present |
Used by | See Users |
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Production history | |
Designer | James Paris Lee, RSAF Enfield |
Produced |
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No. built | 17,000,000+[8] |
Variants | See Models/marks |
Specifications | |
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Cartridge | .303 Mk VII SAA Ball |
Action | Bolt-action |
Rate of fire | 20–30 aimed shots per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 744 m/s (2,441 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 550 yd (503 m)[9] |
Maximum firing range | 3,000 yd (2,743 m)[9] |
Feed system | 10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips |
Sights | Sliding ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights, 'dial' long-range volley; telescopic sights on sniper models. Fixed and adjustable aperture sights incorporated onto later variants. |
Model/Mark | In service |
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Magazine Lee–Enfield | 1895–1926 |
Charger Loading Lee–Enfield | 1906–1926 |
Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk I | 1904–1926 |
Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk II | 1906–1927 |
Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III/III* | 1907–present |
Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk V | 1922–1924 (trials only; 20,000 produced) |
Rifle No. 1 Mk VI | 1930 (trials only; 1,025 produced and leftover parts assembled into rifles early in WWII) |
Rifle No. 4 Mk I | 1931–present (2,500 trials examples produced in the 1930s, then mass production from mid-1941 onwards) |
Rifle No. 4 Mk I* | 1942–present |
Rifle No 5 Mk I 'Jungle Carbine' | 1944–present (produced 1944–1947) BSA-Shirley produced 81,329 rifles and ROF Fazakerley 169,807 rifles. |
Rifle No. 4 Mk 2 | 1949–present |
Rifle 7.62 mm 2A | 1964–present |
Rifle 7.62 mm 2A1 | 1965–present |
Howard Francis Self-Loading Carbine | |
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Type | Carbine |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Designer | Howard Francis |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.7 kg (8.2 lb) |
Length | 812 mm (32.0 in) |
Barrel length | 324 mm (12.8 in) |
Cartridge | 7.63×25mm Mauser |
Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
Feed system | 12-round box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
Marking | Manufacturer | Country |
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Enfield | Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield | United Kingdom |
Sparkbrook | Royal Small Arms Factory Sparkbrook | United Kingdom |
BSA Co | The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited | United Kingdom |
LSA Co | London Small Arms Co. Ltd | United Kingdom |
Lithgow | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | Australia |
GRI | Rifle Factory Ishapore | British India |
RFI | Rifle Factory Ishapore | India (Post-Independence) |
Marking | Manufacturer | Country |
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ROF (F) | Royal Ordnance Factory Fazakerley | United Kingdom |
ROF (M) | Royal Ordnance Factory Maltby | United Kingdom |
B | The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited | United Kingdom |
M47 and later M47C | Birmingham Small Arms Factory (Shirley) | United Kingdom |
Long Branch | Small Arms Limited and later, Canadian Arsenals Limited | Canada |
Squared S and US PROPERTY | Savage Arms | U.S. |
POF | Pakistan Ordnance Factories | Pakistan |
The Volkssturm even received some No. 1 Mk. III* Lee-Enfields that had been abandoned by the British during their evacuation from Dunkirk or captured in North Africa.
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