Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

LEE ENFIELD MARK I

Date

1944

Materials

STEEL, WOOD

No. Pieces

2

Height

12

Length

108

Width

3.5

Description

1. 303. CAL. LEE ENFIELD MARK I RIFLE WITH WOOD STOCK AND CANVAS STRAP. RIFLE HAS BOLT ACTION RECEIVER WITH MAGAZINE SLOT ON BOTTOM IN FRONT OF TRIGGER GUARD. WOOD HAS MEDIUM DARK FINISH AND WOOD BREECH BLOCK HAS BEEN SHORTENED & PAINTED BLACK AT END. AT MUZZLE OF BARREL IS FLASH COVER WITH POST SIGHT BUILT UP ON TOP. ON TOP OF RECEIVER IS PEEP SIGHT WHICH FLIPS UP FOR LONG RANGE SIGHT. BUTT OF STOCK HAS BRASS PLATE FASTENED TO IT. PLATE HAS CIRCULAR OPENING LATCH WHICH OPENS TO HOLLOWED AREA INSIDE STOCK. SCREWED TO BACK BOTTOM OF STOCK AND FRONT OF ARM REST ARE TWO STEEL LOOP RINGS WHICH HOLD GREEN CANVAS STRAP. STAMPED INTO SIDE OF FLASH COVER IS "28017". ON SIGHT POST BASE IS STAMPED "B" AND "060+". ON BARREL IN FRONT OF RECEIVER IS STAMPED " .303" 2.22" 18.5 TONS" AND "44" AND "ENGLAND". ON TOP OF BARREL ARE WORN STAMP MARKS THAT CANNOT BE READ. ON SIDE OF RECEIVER HOUSING "NO 4 MK I * LONG BRANCH 1944" IS STAMPED. ON BACK OF RECIEVER HOUSING JUST ABOVE TRIGGER GUARD "51 80/C" AND "75L3941" ARE STAMPED INTO METAL. ON BOTTOM OF TRIGGER GUARD IS A "C" WITH AN ARROW IN IT STAMPED. ON BACK OF BOLT ARM "75L3941" IS STAMPED AND "2X" ON UNDER SIDE. ON HAMMER KNOB AT BACK OF BOLT IS "H76" AND "H5" AND "F55" AND "2" STAMPED. WOOD HAS SMALL CHIPS AND LIGHT WEAR ON FINISH. METAL PARTS HAVE MILD AMOUNTS OF TARNISH. CANVAS STRAP HAS BLACK INK MARKINGS THAT ARE ILLEGIBLE. 2. MAGAZINE: 9CM XC 8CM X 2.7CM STEEL CLIP WITH SPRING LOADED FEEDER. CLIP IS RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE EXCEPT FOR BOTTOM WHICH SLOPES AWAY AT AN ANGLE. EACH SIDE HAS TWO VERTICAL GROOVES. SPRING LOADED FEEDER AND SIDE OF MAGAZINE BOTH HAVE "M/56" STAMPED INTO METAL. SIDE ALSO HAS "49" STAMPED IN IT. MAGAZINE HAS A NUMBER OF SCRATCHES AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF CORROSION.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-FIREARM

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

RIFLE IS SECOND WORLD WAR BRITISH ISSUE. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RIFLE OR THE DONOR.

Catalogue Number

P19950071002

Acquisition Date

1995-07

Collection

Museum

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