The majority of these North American produced rifles were No. Lee Enfield No 4 MK 1 Rifles were produced in both Canada and the United States during World War Two. 4 MK1* Bolt Action Rifle with Scope, Bayonet and Sling ** These guns’ serial numbers began with PF prefixes. These rifles were marked with the month and year of production and ROF on the left side of the receiver. 4 Mk 1, producing rifles as late as 1948. Fazakerley Number 4 Mark I Rifle with Two Bayonets **Īfter the war ROF Fazakerley continued production of the No. Some BSA guns lacked an alphabetic prefix, and other BSA guns had dual letter prefixes that did not start with a “3”. Maltby guns had a “1” after the letter prefix, Fazakerley guns had a “2”, and BSA generally a “3”. Wartime guns all had letter prefixes, but each maker had a different number after the prefix to differentiate manufacturers. These included ROF Fazakerley, BSA, and ROF Maltby. The Lee Enfield No 4 Rifle Mk 1 was produced by a variety of different manufacturers in England. The weapon performed well, and was reliable just like the MKIII Enfield which it replaced. The weapon was used in all theaters of war in which the British fought. During World War Two the No.4 saw widespread use by British forces. Despite the adoption in 1939, mass production of the No. 4 were carried out to work out issues with the rifles, and the rifle was adopted for use by the British Army in 1939. It also had a heavy barrel and a spike bayonet. 4 featured a peep sight that was more rugged than the Mk. Also in 1931, the Mk VI became known as the No. 1 Mk VI rifle was prepared for testing in 1931, and was made in limited numbers by the Royal Small Arms Enfield Factory. The Mk V’s rear sights did not stand up to heavy use and it was decided not to adopt the gun as the new infantry rifle. 20,000 of these rifles were built for troop trials by RSAF Enfield. 4 MKI (T) Enfield Bolt Action Sniper Rifle with Sling **įrom 1922 to 1924 a new rifle was produced, that had peep sights called the No. The MKIII had open sights, which were inferior to peep sights for use in combat. However the MKIII Enfield had its faults, namely its sights. The Enfield’s 10 shot magazine was also double the magazine capacity of the German Gewehr 98 Mauser 8mm rifle. This rifle’s bolt design enabled soldiers of the British Empire to put out high volumes of accurate fire. 303 British performed well during World War One. 4 Enfield was the evolution of an older design and was used in many famous battles such as D-Day and Arnhem. The British Army’s most famous rifle of the conflict was the Lee Enfield No 4 Rifle Mk 1 in. The Germans had the K98 Mauser bolt action Rifle, the Russians used Mosin Nagant rifles, and the Japanese had the Arisaka bolt action.
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