HS Gazette Des Armes No.31 - Lee-Enfield Rifles - The Standard-Issue Weapons of the British Army
HS Gazette Des Armes No.31 - Lee-Enfield Rifles...

HS Gazette Des Armes No.31 - Lee-Enfield Rifles - The Standard-Issue Weapons of the British Army

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For nearly a century, the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles were protagonists of contemporary history on every continent. The Lee-Metfords, the first small-calibre repeating rifles adopted by the British Army, began to make their mark in the hands of Lord Kitchener's soldiers in the Sudan against the Mahdi's forces, and then in South Africa against the Boers. Their shortened variant, the SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield), landed in France with the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force, sent to support the French Army in 1914.

Between the two world wars, the Lee-Enfields took part in peacekeeping operations in India and the Middle East. A modernised version, designated the "Rifle No. 4", was adopted in 1926, but did not enter full-scale production until 1940. It served with distinction during the liberation campaigns in Europe alongside soldiers of the British Empire, before being parachuted in large quantities to European resistance movements — which explains why examples are still occasionally found today in certain French barns. This volume traces the history and evolution of this family of rifles, still highly regarded by collectors and black-powder shooters alike.

 

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Author 1
Luc Guillou
Author 2
Collective
Publication date
April 2024
Pages
80
Illustrations
Approx. 200 photos
Cover
Perfect binding
Format
A4
Language
French
Publisher
Memorabilia

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