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The Rifle No. 5 Mk I, commonly referred to as the "jungle carbine" for its use in jungle warfare throughout Asia, was a bolt action carbine derivative of the British Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I. [5] It was developed per jungle fighting experiences in the Pacific War that led the British to decide "a rifle shorter and lighter" than the regular Lee ...
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
The No. 5 bayonet was the bayonet used with the No. 5 Lee-Enfield which was nicknamed the "Jungle carbine". [2] The bayonet was a blade which marked a return of the British Army to using blade type bayonets like the Pattern 1907 bayonet instead of socket bayonets such as the No. 4 bayonets used on the No. 4 Lee-Enfield.
An Afghan mujahid carries a Lee–Enfield in August 1985 A Rwandan soldier trains with a Lee-Enfield, 2011 Canadian Rangers, photographed in Nunavut, June 2011 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 No. 5 rifle* In 1943, trials began on a shortened and lightened No. 4 rifle, leading to the adoption in 1944 of the No. 5 Mk I rifle, or "jungle carbine", as it is commonly known. The No. 5 rifle was manufactured from 1944 until 1947.
M1917 Enfield – Used 30-06 ammunition. Issued to British Home Guard. Lee Enfield No.1 Mk.III* – Lee Enfield rifle in service at the beginning of the war, supplemented and replaced by the No.4 Mk.I by mid-war. [3] Rifle, No.4 Mk.1 and No.4 Mk.I (T) – Lee Enfield rifle that replaced the No.I Mk.III* in larger numbers mid-war. [3] Lee ...
Paget’s Carbine United Kingdom ... Short Magazine Lee-Enfield ... No. 5 Jungle Carbine .303 British: 1955 [1] M1904 Winchester Training rifle
Lee–Enfield SMLE Mk III: United Kingdom ... Lee–Enfield No 4 Mk I: United Kingdom.303 British: 10: 745: 640: 1129: 4.11 Lee–Enfield No 5 Mk I "jungle carbine ...