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Short magazine Lee–Enfield Mk I 1904–1926 Short magazine Lee–Enfield Mk II 1906–1927 Short magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III 1907–present Short magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III* 1916–present Short magazine Lee–Enfield Mk V 1922–1924 (trials only; 20,000 produced) Rifle No. 1 Mk VI
Wristguard markings on a 1918-dated Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III* rifle manufactured by the London Small Arms Co. Ltd.. The London Small Arms Company Ltd (LSA Co) was a British Arms Manufacturer from 1866 to 1935.
The Mark III and other expanding versions of the .303 were not issued during the Second Boer War (1899–1902). Boer guerrillas allegedly used expanding hunting ammunition against the British during the war, and New Zealand Commonwealth troops may have brought Mark III rounds with them privately after the Hague Convention without authorization ...
Expanded to include a cartridge-making factory in 1872 and an explosives factory in 1942. The "K" was at the 9 o'clock position and the Indian property mark was at 3 o'clock. They manufactured the .303 Mk.II Special, a soft-point semi-jacketed Ball cartridge for the Enfield Rifle that was later banned by the Hague Convention.
The designation was changed to Rifle, Magazine, Lee–Enfield Mark I or MLE (magazine Lee–Enfield). The sights also had to be changed to reflect the flatter trajectory and longer ranges of the improved cartridge. The Martini–Henry, Lee–Metford, and Lee–Enfield rifles have an overall length just under 50 inches (1,300 mm).
The Lee–Enfield rifle, the SMLE Mk III, was introduced on 26 January 1907, along with a Pattern 1907 bayonet (P'07) and featured a simplified rear sight arrangement and a fixed, rather than a bolt-head-mounted sliding, charger guide. [19]
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United States The Mk.III (renamed the M3 mortar) was used by the US Army on the M4 Sherman from late 1943 to early of 1945. The vehicle's combat load was 18 smoke shells for M4 tanks with the 75 or 76 mm cannon to 12 shells for M4 assault tanks with the 105 mm howitzer.