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  2. Lee–Enfield - Wikipedia

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    A magazine Lee Enfield Mk I* rifle ("Long Tom"), used in the Second Boer War by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles. 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

  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. 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 ...

  5. Pattern 1914 Enfield - Wikipedia

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    The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 (or P14) was a British service rifle of the First World War period, principally manufactured under contract by companies in the United States. It was a bolt-action weapon with an integral 5-round magazine. It served as a sniper rifle and as second-line and reserve issue, until declared obsolete in 1947.

  6. M1917 Enfield - Wikipedia

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    An M1917 Enfield rifle was used by Sergeant Alvin C. York on October 8, 1918, during the event for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, as the U.S. 82nd Division's (which York was a part of) official history states the division had been issued the M1917 (Eddystone), then replaced them with the No 1 Mk III Lee-Enfield while training with the ...

  7. .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]

  8. 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.

  9. Charlton automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Charlton automatic rifle was a fully automatic conversion of the LeeEnfield rifle, designed by New Zealander Philip Charlton in 1941 to act as a substitute for the Bren and Lewis gun light machine guns which were in severely short supply at the time.