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I'm looknig to buy a book or a guide on Enfields, mainly No4 mk1 and No5 mk1 and mk2...

Must include assembly, disasembly and maintenance.
Maybe this will be hard to find No4 and No5 in the same book.
In this case I will buy 2...

Any ideas ?
 
British Enfield Rifles, Volume 2, Lee - Enfield No.4 and No.5 Rifles by Charles C. Stratton, North Cape Publications Inc. This is a useful 192 page book covering what you are looking for. There are some inaccuracies/omissions, but it is a worthwhile source of info.
 
Number 4 and Number 5 (rifle and Jungle Carbine) are mechanically identical, apart from rearsight graduations.

Number 1, the old SMLE, was mechanically very similar. Most differences are in the stocking-up. Operation is almost identical.

Number 7 is simply a .22RF version of the Number 4, with 95% parts identity; likewise, Number 2 is a .22RF version of the Number 1.

The only fly in the ointment is the Number 3 (Pattern 1914) which is actually a MAUSER.

What you NEED is my old RSM for an afternoon, but I suspect he is long-gone to that Great Parade-ground in the Sky. So we find MANUALS for you.

Zip on over to milsurp dot com and take out a (free) membership. Get into their Lee-Enfield Military Knowledge Library and start pillaging the goodies. They have an entire LIBRARY which you can download, free.

Start with your own copy of SHOOT TO LIVE, which is the Canadian manual on shooting with the Number 4 Rifle. There is NO better book on basic rifle marksmanship.

Next, grab a copy of RIFLE - 1942.

For a basic history of the design, production and development, get Major EGB Reynolds' THE LEE-ENFIELD RIFLE (1960). This book was written before the documentation was shredded and ha a wealth of hard-to-find knowledge.

They also have training films, monographs, armourers' instructions and manuals: everything you will ever need to know.

After that, you can start on a set of the Ian Skennerton books, which are exhaustive at the very least and superbly illustrated.

Hope this helps.
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Perhaps download a complete set of manuals for the Lee Enfield, which includes operating and armourer's maintenance instructions.

The manuals may be found in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/content.php...esearch-for-milsurp-collectors-and-re-loaders


2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=3314

Complete Set includes:

- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Data Summary
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Parts Identification List
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Operating Instructions
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Equipment Description
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Maintenance Instructions


1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=3322

Complete Set includes:

- 1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Operating Instructions
- 1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Maintenance Instructions

Note: The difference between the 1991 set of No.4 Manuals and 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals, is that the 1991 manual contains armourer's information on how to properly "bed" the No.4 rifle, whereas the newer 2002 manual does not.

Hope this helps... :)

Regards,
Doug
 
Thx guys for replys !!!

I will try to find this one :

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British Enfield Rifles, Volume 2, Lee - Enfield No.4 and No.5 Rifles by Charles C. Stratton, North Cape Publications Inc. This is a useful 192 page book covering what you are looking for. There are some inaccuracies/omissions, but it is a worthwhile source of info.

If its not enough, I'll try the links you gave me !!!

I like to learn about a rifle before buy it.
Saves you alot of buying mistakes :rolleyes:
And you are more comfortable when stripping it and when you doing maintenance...
 
Yes, I have quite a few of the Skennerton books. I've got 'The Lee-Enfield A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines" love it. I also have His Small Arms Identification Series books for the No1, P14, No4 and No5. Love them too.

I would suggest getting the SAIS book on the No4 and No5 first. They contain that information that you seek along with exploded views and parts lists, as well as showing variations to each model. I got all of mine from here.

I like to learn about a rifle before buy it.
Saves you alot of buying mistakes :rolleyes:
In that case get "The Lee-Enfield A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines" It's $80 from the link that I provided, but it is worth it. (plus for what its worth it is signed by Skennerton) It goes into everything there is to know about Lee Enfields. From the first prototype to the AIA enfields. There is sections for each type of rifle (not the P14, but it is mentioned), a section on North American production, a section of asian production. Sections showing ALL of the different models, including sniper rifles, automatic prototypes, etc, and changes to production.
 
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