Gents,....I have developed an interest for all things Enfield as of late...I started out grabbing a couple of actions here on the EE to restore and now they are accumulating..What I need is a good reference book that can give me a good break down of manufacturers,..variations,markings,..etc...,with preference to the #1 Mk3 SMLE..,..any suggestions??...
Which Enfield text..?
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It isn't cheap, BUT it has EVERYTHING you will EVER want to know about Enfields from the Remington Lee to the L42A1
It isn't cheap, BUT it has EVERYTHING you will EVER want to know about Enfields from the Remington Lee to the L42A1
If you would like a less expensive but still comprehensive book on the design, development and manufacture of Enfield rifles, with particular reference to the 1879 - 1950 period, I would suggest THE LEE-ENFIELD RIFLE by Major E.G.B. Reynolds. This is a 1960 book but it was written BEFORE the Great Paper Shredding which took place as Enfield modernized for the production of the FN-FAL rifle.
The book is utterly unavailable except for the occasional (very) expensive copy which turns up second-hand and it is still in Copyright. By special arrangement with the Publishers in England, members of milsurps.com may download their own copy for reference, FREE. Just pop on over to milsurps, take out a (free) membership and start pillaging that wonderful Military Knowledge Library....... beginning with this title. While you are at it, download a (free) copy of SHOOT TO LIVE!, the Canadian WW2 training manual on accurate shooting with rifles with iron sights.
Hope this helps.
The book is utterly unavailable except for the occasional (very) expensive copy which turns up second-hand and it is still in Copyright. By special arrangement with the Publishers in England, members of milsurps.com may download their own copy for reference, FREE. Just pop on over to milsurps, take out a (free) membership and start pillaging that wonderful Military Knowledge Library....... beginning with this title. While you are at it, download a (free) copy of SHOOT TO LIVE!, the Canadian WW2 training manual on accurate shooting with rifles with iron sights.
Hope this helps.
"The Lee-Enfield Story" has been out of print for quite a while, but can be located used. His current book on the subject (based on The L-E Story, but "improved") is simply titled "The Lee-Enfield" .....
(Ideally, get both!
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(Ideally, get both!
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