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Serial numbers below 6000 were for civilian sale, serial numbers 6000 and higher were built under contract to the Canadian government. ... Many surplus Lee–Enfield ...
Loaded .303 rifles found by Irish security forces at an IRA training camp in Kilkelly, County Mayo, as late as 1985; Lee-Enfield reportedly still in active use in sniper role in late 1980s. [4] [15] Gewehr 98: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Bolt action rifle German Empire [16] [17] M1 carbine.30 Carbine: Semi-automatic Carbine United States [18] [13] M1 Garand
He then sought sources of surplus rifles that he could sell for a profit. [ 1 ] With his brother-in-law, Manny Weigensberg, Sucher made contacts in foreign countries for the importation of military surplus rifles and handguns and by the 1970s, Century became the single largest importer of firearms in the United States and Canada.
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 ...
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 bottleneck centerfire 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.
Like the Lee–Enfield, 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 ...
The .303/25, sometimes known as the .25/303 is a wildcat centrefire rifle cartridge, based on the .303 British, necked down to fire a .257 projectile, originating in Australia in the 1940s as a cartridge for sporterised rifles, particularly on the Lee–Enfield action; similar versions also appeared in Canada around the same time.
Martini–Enfield: a conversion of the Martini–Henry rifle to .303 calibre, from 1895. 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.