Enfields

[ZenMastaT]

I've got this No.4 Mk. I* made at Long Branch in 1944.



and this No.1 Mk. III made at Lithgow in 1914



Wish I'd jumped on that bandwagon of No.5s sold at AIM Surplus earlier this year - still on the look out for one of those.

[303lithgow]

I bought this one the summer of 1965. Its all matching.

[Capybara]

Wow, these are making me want an Enfield, beautiful rifles.

[smle-man]

Nice Lee-Speed.

Thanks - it's a BSA utility grade made on the Long Lee action and sold in November 1914 through the Army-Navy Cooperative Society shop in London.

[VegasND]

Go ahead and surrender to your desire; Enfields are great shooting rifles and a definite link to history.

Wow, these are making want an Enfield, beautiful rifles.

[ccandgc]

My 4T.....

[Sutcliffe]

I've got a #4 savage I think

.303 is expensive and much of it is corrosive.
My brother has the Jungle Carbine and it isn't all that sweet to shoot like the #4's

My buddy has a flawless #4 Mk 2 Fazerkely that is the pick of the litter.

[Jet Setter]

Nice pics. Love Enfield's. I am still looking for my first one.

[mj1]

Karl when are you going to get a proper magazine for that rifle?

[Anubis Laughed]

Yes! The Lee-Enfield is my favorite type of bolt-action:

MLE Mk1 - LSA, 1896;
SMLE MKIII - RSAF Enfield, 1913;
SMLE No.V - RSAF Enfield, 1924 (restored);




No4 Mk1 - Fazakerley, FTR'd 1948;
No4 Mk1* - Long Branch, 1950

[mj1]

Hmmmmmm? Nice.

[QUOTE=ccandgc;12477845]My 4T.....

Some history and background please.



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[Capybara]

.303 is expensive and much of it is corrosive.

My new Lee Classic Turret laughs at your warning. Just need to locate a couple hundred rounds of clean brass. After that, it's just projectiles, primers and powder and I have plenty of those ;-)

[ricky s]

I'm sure I'm not alone in remembering 4T's complete in the arsenal box selling for a lot less than $100 in the 1960's. It was hard to come up with the money when you were 12 years old. I've got a MK4*1 and a MK5 now and have had MK3's. Still miss my chance at a sniper though.

[finloq]

[deadcoyote]

I've got a naval enfield with the brass buttplate, shoots great and I lucked into a ton of ammo for it. On a side note anybody know if mk VII cordite surplus ammo is really that corrosive?