Lee–Enfield rifle

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The Lee–Enfield rifle is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed service rifle that became one of the most widely used infantry weapons of the first half of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bolt-action rifle
infantry weapon
service rifle
action bolt action
alsoKnownAs Lee Enfield
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Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee–Enfield
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cartridge .303 British
chamberingVariant 7.62×51mm NATO (Ishapore 2A/2A1)
continuedUse popular among civilian shooters and collectors
still used by some reserve and police forces
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designDate 1895
designedBy James Paris Lee
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield
enteredService 1895
feedSystem detachable box magazine
magazineCapacity 10 rounds
manufacturer BSA Company
linked to: BSA

Ishapore Rifle Factory
Lithgow Small Arms Factory
London Small Arms Co.
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield
notableFeature 10-round magazine capacity
cock-on-closing bolt design
high rate of aimed fire for a bolt-action rifle
robust construction for harsh conditions
primaryServicePeriod first half of the 20th century
rateOfFire rapid bolt-action, up to 20–30 aimed rounds per minute in trained hands
serviceStatus largely retired from front-line service
shortName SMLE
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successor L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
usedBy Australian Army
British Army
Canadian Army
Commonwealth armed forces
Indian Army
New Zealand Army
usedInConflict Arab–Israeli War of 1948
Indo-Pakistani wars
Irish War of Independence
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Russian Civil War
Second Boer War
World War I
World War II
variant No. 1 Mk III*
No. 4 Mk I
No. 4 Mk II
No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine
SMLE Mk III
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Jewish Brigade primaryWeapon Lee–Enfield rifle
Canadian Rangers standardWeapon Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle
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Canadian Rangers standardWeapon .303 British rifle
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Canadian Rangers replacedWeapon Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle
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Lee–Enfield rifle alsoKnownAs Lee Enfield
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Lee–Enfield rifle alsoKnownAs Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee–Enfield
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Lee–Enfield rifle shortName SMLE
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Lee–Enfield rifle variant SMLE Mk III
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RSAF Enfield notableWork Lee–Enfield rifle
RSAF Enfield designed Lee–Enfield rifle
RSAF Enfield manufactured Lee–Enfield rifle
RSAF Enfield designed Rifle No.4 Mk I
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Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle successor Lee–Enfield No. 4 rifle
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Martini–Henry rifle wasReplacedBy Lee–Metford rifle
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Martini–Henry rifle wasReplacedBy Lee–Enfield rifle
Lance Corporal Blake weaponUsed Lee-Enfield rifle (implied)
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Greased cartridge controversy relatedTo Enfield rifle
subject linked to: greased cartridge controversy
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