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The Lee–Enfield family of rifles is the second oldest bolt-action rifle design still in official service, after the Mosin–Nagant. [13] Lee–Enfield rifles are used by reserve forces and police forces in many Commonwealth countries, including Malawi. In Canada the .303 and .22 models were being phased out between 2016 and 2019.
The L42A1 was a 7.62×51mm 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 some time after the 7.62×51mm NATO L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle replaced the Rifle No.4 as the standard service rifle in 1957.
The Lee–Enfield bolt action rifle is known for its smooth operation and often associated with the Mad Minute. The Mad Minute was a pre-World War I bolt-action rifle speed shooting exercise used by British Army riflemen, using the Lee–Enfield service rifle. The exercise, formally known as "Practice number 22, Rapid Fire, The Musketry ...
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Lee–Enfield 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 Lee–Enfield replacement, mainly used by snipers in World War I. Bren (Brno + Enfield), .303 Light machine gun from 1935 onwards. Sten (Shepherd, Turpin ...
The No. 68 grenade entered service with the British Army in November 1940. [1] However, it proved to be not much better than the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle and could not be improved as the size of the explosive charge was limited by the diameter of the discharger cup, [6] It was introduced into service with the Home Guard in February 1941 and was retained until the force stood-down in 1944.
Like their counterparts at Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), LSA Co were contractors to the British armed forces and produced many British service rifles, notably the Martini–Henry, Martini–Enfield, and Short Magazine Lee–Enfield rifles. They also produced sporting arms and shotguns for the civilian market.
Lee–Metford; Lee–Enfield MkIII; Lee–Enfield No. 4; Jungle carbine; M1 and M1A1 carbine; Type 38 rifle; Type 99 rifle; Type 44 carbine; Gewehr 1888 : supplied by Soviet Union [2] Gewehr 98: supplied by Soviet Union [2] Mosin–Nagant: supplied by Soviet Union [2] M95 Mannlicher carbines