Lee-Metford Mk. II* Rifles, Late Lee-Metford Mk. II Rifles and Converted Derivatives

[BadgerDog]

Member coggansfield is conducting a survey of…

Lee-Metford Mk. II* Rifles, Late Lee-Metford Mk. II Rifles and Converted Derivative Rifleshttp://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=42126

I’m doing research on the magazine Lee-Metford (MLM) mk. II* rifle, yes, with the asterisk or star. This will be for future publication by Ian Skennerton. The study will be similar to the New Zealand carbine study that appeared in the June 2012 edition of Skennerton’s “Collector” magazine (no. 30 annual).

With only 13,479 made, and with most subsequently converted to other models, not many mk. II* rifles survive today. That’s why the report will be important.

I am looking for input (a) from owners of Lee-Metford mk. II*s or rifles that once were mk. II*s, but are now converted to something else, and also (b) from owners of Enfield- and Sparkbrook-made Lee-Metford mk. II rifles (no asterisk) from the same era (1895-96).

Any help you can provide he and Ian Skennerton would be appreciated…

Thanks..

Regards,
Doug