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Included additional machine cuts to the receiver.
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The prototype modifications were carried out on the No. Important to Britain’s postwar economic recovery efforts, as Malaysia was part With Chinese Communist insurgents over oil and rubber industry revenue Quite well during the “Malayan Emergency” of 1948-1960, a post-war conflict 5 saw much use in Holland during the abortiveīattle of Arnhem, as well as on the Pacific islands. Has it that it was designed primarily for airborne use, rather than the SEĪsian jungles, and indeed the No. Some issues related to its construction techniques, as well as the increased Originally meant to be a standard-issue replacement for the No. Of production from March 1944 through December 1947. Fazakerley builtĪpproximately 170,000 of them, while BSA built about 87,000 in the three years 5, the Royal Ordnance Factoryįazakerley, Liverpool and Birmingham Small Arms (BSA-Shirley). Two factories were tasked with the production of the No. Unimpressive in stopping power during WWII and Korea), the British took a moreĭirect route and simply downsized the standard service rifle. Than developing an intermediate powered arm (the U.S. Individual weapon for urban or dense tropical combat conditions in WWII. military’s current wholesaleĪdoption of the M4 Carbine and the British developing a shorter and lighter In many ways, parallels can be drawn between the U.S. With its heavier, free-floated,Ģ5.3” barrel and fine sights, it provided sterling service in open countryĬonflicts such as North Africa and parts of Western Europe. III* had been to the original SMLE of 1907. It was a further simplification and cut down onīoth material costs and machine time in its construction, much as the No. Version of the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield rifle that served the Empire so well The British Army had adopted the Rifle, No. Ironically, if regarded the ancient DP marks could have prevented this situation.Ĭonclusion: even though not connected in this case, DP marks should always be taken seriously and such a rifle inspected closely before being first used.The Lee-Enfield No. A highly dangerous situation which amounts to a booby trap for the unwary.įurther examination shows that this rifle has a target barrel by BSA, which means that the drill holes are not related to the DP marks which would have been done years earlier.
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They also installed a full length firing pin before passing it to the new owner. This may be a deactivation that once had a pin through the chamber to prevent it being loaded, which someone may have then driven out in order to get it working. Overall the rifle had appeared in new and unfired condition. The hole drilled through the reinforce was out of sight under the wood work.
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The owner suffered minor burns and scratches but, with eye protection and ear muffs on, no lasting injuries. Amputation of a poorly placed finger or thumb was and is a real risk, as was eye damage from wood splinters if eye protection is not worn. This allowed a jet of high temperature gasses at 55,000 cpu to exit the combustion chamber, and cut a neat hole through the cartridge. On examination it was revealed that at sometime during its past it had been permanently rendered as a non shooter, for drill purposes only, by have a hole drilled through the receiver. Upon firing the wood instantly fractured and burns resulted, and although serious injury was possible, the owner was lucky this time. 2012: A DP marked rifle fired without first being completely dismantled or inspected after purchase by a new owner.