Why didn't the Germans used captured Lee-Enfields?

[jeepguy1]

The Brits lost huge numbers of Lee-Enfields and 303 British ammo at Dunkirk. Many more of these guns - and related ammo - fell into German hands in other settings.

The Germans were famous for pressing captured weapons and equipment into their own use use - even printing German-language SVT-40 manuals and manufacturing 7.62X54R ammo to equip their own troops with SVT-40s. Why didn't the Germans use captured Lee-Enfields? What happened to all those captured Lee-Enfields from Dunkirk and otherwise?

Why would you use a weapon that allowed your enemy to lose their battle against you ??
That’s like watering down your genetics with the blood of those whom you've conquered !!

 

[wbaad]

I dunno...he seems to be looking at his buddies smg with envy.

Bet he felt better after the guy with the smg had to go clear a trench

 

[Reddcarr]

This has been a great read. Horlika, I don't know how you lasted so long. Your patience is monumental.

 

[TheTooner]

Why would you use a weapon that allowed your enemy to lose their battle against you ??
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Perhaps because with that weapon they had already defeated you in a war, and would do so again.

 

[zerstören]

Probably gave them to units that were from other countries and not famous or worth the german photographers following them around when they would be taking photos of well known units trying to keep the propaganda machine rolling. Also another reason is they may not have wanted to show the use of english weapons as it may have damaged propaganda? Possibly?