RIFLE INFANTRY WEAPON.
Every infantry soldier must possess one rifle.
S.M.L.E/ Sht.L.E.
Short magazine Lee Enfield/ short Lee Enfield
Enterd service in in 1914 and production ceased in 1955. First ten round box magazine rifle in world. The rate of fire was that fast and accurate that the Germans in 1914 thought they were under fire from a machine-gun, instead it was the mass firing of the S.M.L.E. This bolt action rifle fired the standard .303 rimmed cartridge of the British army. The length is 44.6 inches, weight 8.65lb, range 100yds up to an optimistic 2000 yds. Barrel mounted rear site.
You can purchase replicas for about £99+ or a de-activated for £345+
OR
No4 Lee Enfield.
Enterd service in 1939 as a means of speeding up the manufacture of the time and labour consuming S.M.L.E./ Sht.L.E. there are several differences one is the change from the sword bayonet to the spike bayonet and another is on moving the barrel mounted v notch rear site to a more convenient rear O mounted battle site, giving the rifle a longer siteing base, makeing it quicker to site down and making it a potentially more accurate rifle. They were still bieng used in the late 50's early 60's. The length is 44.4 inches, weight 9.12lb, range 100yds up to an optimistic 1300yds.
You can purchase replicas for about £99+ or de-activated for £299.00+.
The above photograph shows the most distinctive and easy to spot difference between the two rifles. On the left is the S.M.L.E/ Sht.L.E., with muzzle cap for attaching a 1907 pattern sword bayonet and on the right is the protruding muzzle of the No4 Lee Enfield for attaching of the spike bayonet.
