Lee-Enfield

[Edwin Jemison]

Hi Guys,

It has been a really, really, really long time. I broke my leg playing football, so I became disenfranchised with the community.

However, time flies and I am going to become more involved.

So, for a first post I decided to tell about a wunnerful little thing I picked up a month ago at a gun show. For $150 purchased a No.1 Mk.III* Lee-Enfield. The manufacturer stamp says B.S.A. and underneath that it says 1917. So, we can deduct that this N0.1 Mk.III* was manufactured at the Burmingham Small Arms Company in 1917. After WW1 the gun was in the Irish Rebellion. This I know because there is a very small stamp that says FF, which stands for Fianna Fail. For its age and experience the gun is in decent shape, although the stock looks like hell, it only has one large crack, directly in front of the sight.

We took the gun out behind the house and shot it 6 times. At one hundred yards there was a very tight grouping, and it was only slightly larger at two hundred. It kicks like nothing at all, but there isn't much powder behind the bullet really.

All in all there was a great buy and it will be my deer rifle this year. I plan to have pictures up shortly.


Edwin Jemison

[tim]

Wow - how cool to have a working SMLE! We aren't allowed working ones' here in the Uk but I have two friends who have decommissioned ones.

Here's a 3d model I made of one recently


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[bedbug]

.....and very much like mine.
..A MkIV with lots of pits in the bbl.....Burmese mud no doubt.
Had to fashion a new bbl cover; they seem to get some ware.

Outstanding, Tim. I smell WWI.

[tim]

bedbug wrote:

.....and very much like mine.
..A MkIV with lots of pits in the bbl.....Burmese mud no doubt.
Had to fashion a new bbl cover; they seem to get some ware.

Outstanding, Tim. I smell WWI.

You lucky people. One day maybe I'll get one. The only things I have are my great grandads postcards and medals and a brodie helmet.

I too smell WW1 and it smells bad....:silly:

[Chamberlain]

Cool B) Bayonet Tim !!!!

You could go through 3 guys at once with a blade that long !!!!

Chamberlain

[Edwin Jemison]

Here are some photos I took the other day.

The gun itself. There are ten rounds below it, the magazine max amount.

The receiver. the knife isn't anything to do with it. Well worn is a fact.

Rear sight. Goes from 200-2000 yards

Huge crack in front of rear sight. I am going to purchase a new stock soon.

Other side of the receiver, showing great wear.

A picture that barely shows the Fianna Fail mark on the top of the receiver