The Long Lee training rifles were usually conversions of pre Charger_Loading Lee-Enfield rifles, and were not fitted with the charger-loading bridge as became the norm on later marks of SMLE. This bolt-head has been removed on many conversions, and replaced with the ".22 No.2" type more usually seen on later training rifles such as the Mk.III and No.2 Mk.IV*, The bolt-head on this rifle still carries the sliding charger-loading guide of the No.1 Mark I rifle. It was subsequently converted in 1904 to a " SHT LEĬond II " in the year after the introduction of the then 'new' This rifle was originally manufactured in 1898 by the London Small Arms CompanyĪs a " LE 1" (latterly known as the 'Long' Lee-Enfield This is an early small-bore conversion of what was effectively a Short Into the magazine from a clip carrying five cartridges. To have the charger loading bridge fitted with a guide for loading cartridges colloquially known as the 'Long' Lee-Enfield in the form of the first mark This parent arm was the "Charger Loading, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark I*" R.F., pattern 1914 converted from rifles, C.L., M.L.E.
The short rifle from either a worn or superseded Magazine "Long" Mk.IV, which latter rifle was already a conversion to The Short Magazine Lee-Enfields here converted were either the 303-inch centre-fire Rifle, short, M.L.E. 22-inch, R.F., pattern 1914, No.2 which used as its baseĪrm the.
The first of the new conversions was the Rifle, Of Pattern rifles were introduced, whilst the aforementioned original Pattern Tidiest firing points perhaps ever seen up to that point - and indeed possiblyĪt the end of April 1916, a further two models Spring and platform removed and became simply a repository for the firedĪnd extracted empty cartridge cases. Of the magazine cut-off, which became irrelevant once the magazine had its Then current U-notch along with the foresight height change to take intoĪccount the trajectory of the rimfire cartridge, and finally the removal Sight alterations to bring the old rear sight V-notch into line with the Thus it can be observed that the conversionĬonsisted largely of the barrel sleeving ( see Parker Rifling), bolt-head and firing pin modification, appropriate To rifles, short, M.L.E., Converted, Marks II and II*." Marks II and II* are not used in this conversion.Īll other components of the converted rifles are common The following components of Rifles, Short, M.L.E., Converted Striker hole firing pin hole bored and firing pin fitted and extractorīlade, foresight, M.L.E.
22-inch, R.F., No.1 Mark 1 (LoC 13642), and in converting and supplying The barrel the tube being bored, rifled and chambered to suit the cartridge, M.L.E., converted, Marks II and II*, and fitting and soldering a tube in The conversion consists, generally, in boring out the barrels of rifles,short, " Converted from Rifles, Short, M.L.E., Converted Marks II andĪ pattern of the above-mentioned rifle has been approved to guide conversion The 'List of Changes in British War Material' - (LOC) No.3 with the introduction of nomenclature by number in 1926. 303 counterpart, the famous British designed, and American manufactured,įirst World War "P'14" rifle that became the Rifle These Pattern 1914 designated rifles are not to be confused with their
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