The Lee Enfield Metford Rilfes Carbines A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines
by Ian Skennerton
The final, updated successor to ‘British Service Lee’ published 1982 and 'Lee-Enfield Story' 1992.
The most comprehensive research book / catalogue ever written on the Lee Enfield Metford Rifles & Carbines. The 600 page work is supported with 1200 photographs and drawings. There are sections on bayonets and accessories. This is the most definitive work for collectors, war history researchers, weapon museums and gun smith repairers.
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1. PREVIEW - GENERAL, MODEL IDENTIFICATION ... 9
2. THE DESIGNERS; LEE, METFORD & ENFIELD R.S.A.F. ... 15
3. MAGAZINE RIFLE TRIALS ... ... ... ... 27
4. THE MAGAZINE LEE-METFORD ... ... ... 61
5. THE MAGAZINE LEE-ENFIELD ... ... ... 89
6. A SHORT RIFLE, THE S.M.L.E. ... ... ... 121
7. .303 RIFLES No. 4 & No. 5 ... ... ... 211
8. SMALL BORE TRAINERS ... ... ... 265
9. NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION ... ... 307
10. AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURE ... ... ... 333
11. PRODUCTION IN INDIA, PAKISTAN & NEPAL ... .. 357
12. LEE-ENFIELD HYBRIDS ... ... ... . 375
13. COMPONENT PARTS EVOLUTION ... ... ... . 391
14. SERVICE ACCESSORIES & FITTINGS ... ... . 403
15. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS & ILLUSTRATIONS ... .. 431
16. SERIAL NUMBER & PRODUCTION RANGES ... ... 555
17. MANUFACTURE, ARMOURER & ISSUE MARKINGS ... .. . 571
18. AN AMMUNITION SUMMARY ... ... ... 589
ABBREVIATIONS ... ... ... ... 599
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ... ... ... ... 600
INDEX ... ... ... ... ... 602
The Lee Enfield Metford Rilfes Carbines A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines
by Ian Skennerton
