October, 2024

Type 97

Japanese Empire
Second World War
Made by Kokura in c.1939
6.5x50mm

World War I, United Kingdom, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, .303, 1917, Birmingham Small Arms Company, Lee Enfield Walter Gurske World War I, United Kingdom, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, .303, 1917, Birmingham Small Arms Company, Lee Enfield Walter Gurske

Lee Enfield SMLE MkIII*

Despite initially looking to replace the entire system after the Boer War, the British Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield really came into its own during the Great War, cementing itself as one of the most iconic weapons of the conflict.

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World War II, United Kingdom, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, .303, 1943, Birmingham Small Arms Company, Lee Enfield, WWII Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske World War II, United Kingdom, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, .303, 1943, Birmingham Small Arms Company, Lee Enfield, WWII Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske

Lee Enfield #4 Mk1

As the Second World War loomed, a need to update the venerable Lee Enfield rifle in British service saw the design modernized into the new #4 Rifle, with a series of improvements on the same core principals.

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