Sapper's Enfield

[Top Shotta HiFi]

http://www.militaryantiquesmuseum.com/military_antiques.php?step=20&searchunder=prodid&searchfor=7799

[Emdawg]

If I remember correctly, sappers and commandos would use those.


I think George Lucas had something similiar made from full-length rifles for his first Star Wars film. It was the blaster the little Jawas (red-hooded things) on the desert planet.

[paratroop]

Ouch!

[kddinsd]

The muzzleblast must have been astounding...

[Syntax Error]

Looks like an Obrez'd up Enfield.

[glennsche]

why didnt they just use revolvers? seems like they'd be more effective.

[Emdawg]

They did, but they weren't common for a couple of reasons.

The pistols were generally for officers and airman or other various support units. Webley and Enfield revolvers were expensive. It was also military procedure for most European armies to not arm their infantry with handguns due to it being expensive.

Also handguns didn't have the stopping power.

[gun toting monkeyboy]

Ugh. They bubba'd a WWI era enfield to make that replica.

-Mb

[deadcoyote]

Ugh. They bubba'd a WWI era enfield to make that replica.

-Mb

THIS! the museum took a 1916 enfield, then F'd it up and are now selling it for less that the parent rifle would have sold for.

[bruceflinch]

Ugh. They bubba'd a WWI era enfield to make that replica.

-Mb

THIS! the museum took a 1916 enfield, then F'd it up and are now selling it for less that the parent rifle would have sold for.

Maybe they Bubba'd a Bubba job, the 2nd Bubba doesn't really count...