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  2. Lee–Enfield - Wikipedia

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    The LeeEnfield rifle was introduced in November 1895 as the .303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, LeeEnfield, [9] or more commonly magazine LeeEnfield, or MLE (sometimes spoken as "emily" instead of M, L, E).

  3. .303 British - Wikipedia

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    The .303 British (designated as the 303 British by the C.I.P. [2] and SAAMI [3]) or 7.7×56mmR, is a .303-inch (7.7 mm) calibre rimmed tapered rifle cartridge.The .303 inch bore diameter is measured between rifling lands as is the common practice in Europe which follows the traditional black powder convention.

  4. .303/22 - Wikipedia

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    The .303/22, sometimes known as the .22/303, is a wildcat centrefire rifle cartridge based on the .303 British, necked down to fire a .224 projectile, originating in Australia in the 1930s as a cartridge for sporterised rifles, particularly on the LeeEnfield action. Similar versions also appeared in Canada around the same time. [3]

  5. Royal Small Arms Factory - Wikipedia

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    Martini–Enfield: a conversion of the Martini–Henry rifle to .303 calibre, from 1895. LeeEnfield rifles - using the Lee bolt action. There were 13 variants from 1895 to 1957. Pattern 1913 Enfield.276 Enfield experimental rifle, 1913; Pattern 1914 Enfield Rifle: intended as a LeeEnfield replacement, mainly used by snipers in World War I.

  6. M1917 Enfield - Wikipedia

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    The M1917 Enfield, the "American Enfield", formally named "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917" is an American modification and production of the .303-inch (7.7 mm) Pattern 1914 Enfield (P14) rifle (listed in British Service as Rifle No. 3), which was developed and manufactured during the period 1917–1918.

  7. British military rifles - Wikipedia

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    The Pattern 1913 Enfield (P13) was an experimental rifle developed by the British Army ordnance department to serve as a replacement for the Short Magazine LeeEnfield (SMLE). Although a completely different design from the LeeEnfield, the Pattern 1913 rifle was designed by the Enfield engineers.

  8. Pattern 1914 Enfield - Wikipedia

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    Like the LeeEnfield, the safety falls under the firer's thumb and can be operated silently. Due to the original Pattern 1913 Enfield action being designed around the high-powered .276 Enfield experimental cartridge with a larger diameter case than the .303 British, the internal box magazine capacity for the smaller diameter .303 British was ...

  9. L42A1 - Wikipedia

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    The L42A1 was a 7.62×51mm NATO conversion of the Second World War era .303 British chambered LeeEnfield Rifle No. 4 Mk1(T) and No. 4 Mk1*(T), which had remained in service for some time after the 7.62×51mm NATO L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle replaced the Rifle No.4 as the standard service rifle in 1957.