This is the story of the rifles used by the British soldier during World War I - the Number 1 SMLE - Short Magazine Lee Enfield. The Lee Enfield Number 1 Rifles

The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced

This copiously illustrated document shows each rifle by way of exploded drawings of the main components and sub assemblies. Each part is uidentified by name and

The Lee-Enfield Rifle Number 4 Mark I* was built in Canada at the Long Branch Arsenal and many aficionados consider the old warhorse to be the best of all the v