The Lee-Enfield Rifle

The Lee-Enfield Rifle

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The Lee-Enfield Rifle Website

Welcome to the Lee-Enfield Rifle Website,

This site was created to provide basic information on the many variations of the Lee-Enfield rifle, with particular emphasis placed on pictorial references. Descriptions combined with images to better showcase and illustrate the sometimes-subtle differences between them. These pages attempt to assist those that are interested in these rifles to understand some of the cryptic stamps and markings found on them. Other pages provide the history behind the development of the Lee action, the Lee-Enfield rifle and the .303 British cartridge. Technical information pages are also included to aid the collector/owner in maintaining, accurizing and restoring these rifles.

The subject of the Enfield rifle is so diverse and expansive that it is difficult to present in one simple package. As such, this is only one of many sites covering the world of the Enfield and I would urge you to visit the links page. It points the way to many other Enfield related sites, each site being unique and offering excellent information. For those that are looking for books I would highly recommend Ian Skennerton’s or Skip Stratton’s series of books on the subject.

The aim of this site is to offer factual and historically correct information regarding these rifles, great care is taken to ensure that what is presented is correct. For this I must thank

Dr. Roger Payne, Ian Skennerton, (the late) Skip Stratton, Warren Wheatfield and a host of other individuals who have graciously shared information and personal images from their own prized collections. The depth of this site would not have been possible without the help from these countless individuals. I have tried in every case where this information is displayed to credit those that have offered it for all to see.

Jay Currah
Barrie, Ontario,
Canada

Part One - General History

These pages include information on the history of the Enfield, 303 British cartridge, stamps, markings and production code information

Part Two - Technical Information

These pages include information on general characteristics and operation. Parts, disassembly, exploded views, care, cleaning and restoration. Sighting and accurizing.

Part Three - Rifle Pages

These pages showcase the various Enfields dating from 1888 to 1974.

Part Four - Sub-Caliber Training Rifles

These pages detail some of the .22 caliber Lee-Enfields used for training purposes.

Part Five - Sporterized Enfields

These pages illustrate Enfields that were modified for hunting and some of the commercially built Enfields designed for the civilian market.

Part Six – Featured Enfields

Pictures of other Collector’s Enfields

Bayonets

Pages illustrating the bayonets for the No1, No3, No4 and No5 Rifles.

Glossary of Enfield Terminology

Short list of common abbreviations found when dealing with Enfields.

Buttsocket Markings of the Enfield

Samples of the various buttsocket markings found on some Enfields.

Basic Enfield Identification and the Facts about Serial Numbers

How to roughly identify the four most common Enfields and the simple facts on Enfield serial numbers.

Parkers Rifle Shots Register

Circa 1913 shooter’s aid booklet.

Links Page

Email For website related problems.

The best place for answers to Enfield questions is Culver’s Shooting Page (Lee-Enfield Forum)

Canada’s Armed Services Are Back

The year was 1968 when Prime Minister Lester Pearson (Liberal Party) and his Defence Minister Paul Hellyer stripped Canada of her Army, Navy and Air Force replacing it with a generic Canadian Forces (CF), a land, air and maritime element all of which would wear the same green uniform. This obscene act completely disregarded the separate distinct histories of the three services and that of Canada itself. The new CF was separated from its unique service traditions, unit pride and esprit de corp.

Part of this wrongheaded move was partly righted in 1986 when a Conservative government under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney brought back the three distinctive land, air and sea uniforms. Though this initiative stopped short of bringing back the Tri-services completely, it did help return some visible signs of the three services.

Now finally after 43 years, the Conservative government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper has returned Canada’s Armed Services, back is the Canadian Army (CA), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

How’s that for buttons and bows Paul?

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Last Updated: 31 December 2011

Created: 12 December 1999

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