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Description: | A bolt action magazine military rifle, marked 'London Small Arms Co,' model - Lee Enfield MK 1 commonly known as "Long Lee", serial no. 2119C., Description by Bill Harding of the Birmingham Proof House 2005:bolt action magazine military rifle, marked 'London Small Arms Co,' model - Lee Enfield MK 1 commonly known as "Long Lee", serial no. 2119C, proof marks British Military, center-fire ignition system, barrels - one steel, calibre .303", barrel length 765mm, rifled grooves 5, sights front - post, rear - hinged and graduated ladder, stock walnut full length, lock type bolt, missing cleaning rod, swilvel loop from butt of stock. Conditon overall worn. Wrist strap marked with Victoria's crown with V.R. below above LSA Co LD, above 1898, above L.E. above I. This signifies that the rifle was made by the military contractor The London Small Arms Company, Victoria Mills, Old Ford Road, London in 1898 and is a Mark 1 Lee Enfield. This was the first British Army rifle made for use with smokeless cartridges and they saw extensive use in the Boer War. Magazines capacity 10. This model was approved for service in the List of Changes by the Ordnance Board on 11th November 1895. Ref.'The British Service Lees' by Ian Skennerton ISBN 0 9597438 8 in 1982.,
Accession number: NCM 1989-961 | Subjects: | British arms and armour firearms (licensed) | Temporal: | 1898 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | maker London Small Arms Company | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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