The Lee–Enfield was the standard issue weapon to rifle companies of the British Army, colonial armies (such as India and parts of Africa), and other Commonwealth nations in both the First and Second World Wars (such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada).
303 British cartridge manually from the top, either one round at a time or by means of five-round chargers. It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the. The WWI versions are often referred to as the 'SMLE', which is short for the common 'Short, Magazine, Lee–Enfield' variant.Ī redesign of the Lee–Metford (adopted by the British Army in 1888), the Lee–Enfield superseded the earlier Martini–Henry, Martini–Enfield, and Lee-Metford rifles.
The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century, and was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. Fixed and adjustable aperture sights incorporated onto later variants
Sliding ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights, 'dial' long-range volley telescopic sights on sniper models. 10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips