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OK, by popular request, here's a sticky for you to post photographs of your Enfield collections.

thanks duane for jumping in , i hope you come back and post the rest , i hope neil will post his as well , and all the rest of you too

- it was my bright idea , guess i can contribute .........
as most of you know i like the older ones , but have some of the newer as well ,


older ones first left-to-right
- and top-to-bottom here

1902 BSA MLE mkI* / P1888 bayonet & scabord
1905 LSA SMLE mkI*** / P1903 bayonet & scabord
1892 EFD MLM mkII - cond II 1912 22cal trainer



-top to bottom here

1915 BSA SMLE mkIII / P1907 hooked quillon bayonet & scabord
1910 BSA SMLE cond 1921-26 no2 mkIV* 22 cal trainer / P1907 mkII wo clearing hole[early] bayonet & scabord
1942 BSA no1 mkIII* / P1907[MA 1942] bayonet & scabord



this one is between the no2 and mkIII* in the cabinet -

1923 EFD SMLE mkV trials rifle / P1907 mkII w clearing hole[late] bayonet & scabord



and my newer ones -



right-to-left here and as noted below

top- 1944 cooey mod82 22cal canadian trainer
10/47 FAZ no5 mkI / poole [1947] no5 bayonet & scabord



botom-to-top -

11/48 FAZ no4 mkI / no4 nkI cruciform bayonet & scabord
1942 LB no4 mkI* / no4 mkII bayonet & M5 victory scabbord
1945 LB Cno7 mkI 22cal trainer / no4 mkIII bayonet & mkIII plastic tube scabord
10/53 FAZ no4 mk2 / no7 bayonet & scabord and no9 bayonet and scabord

Click each thumbnail to enlarge .......

grant , IIRC arent all of yours marked to canadian service ?

ive always admired your peices , this is the first time ive seen this many of your rifles in one post , thank you for submitting them ,
we need to start one of these for handguns as well - i know your collection would be of interest to those who have not seen them yet ,

lets go neil - your up

A Square -

Actually, only the Long Branch No 4 is Canadian-marked (.... militarily, at any rate.)

The MLE is a commercial-production LSA set up as a private competition rifle (with a Sutherland adjustable rear sight) .... it is engraved on the buttplate: "S.V. Samuel, Toronto, Canada".

The 1915 BSA SMLE is not Canadian-marked, which is something I really need to "correct" in my collection .....

The No. 5 is 6/46-dated ROF(F) production ..... Canada never acquired or issued the No. 5 (except perhaps very few for trials.)

Mind you, these other Enfield-produced rifles (from my primary collecting/shooting area of interest) are all Canadian-marked ..... they just lack the 'Lee' connection .....

Here's mine

What can i say WOW now i'm drooling. Thanks guys i need a new key pad.

no- you need to post your rifles , most of us get our 'fix' from other folks photos , its a mandatory thing , we love shareing

OK Mike, here comes my first attempt - photography is a skill I need to learn



This is representative examples of No.1's in my collection. from Bottom to top:

1. 1906 BSA SMLE 1***
2. 1915 LSA No.1 Mark III
3. 1916 BSA No.1 Mark III*
4. 1922 Enfield No.1 Mark V
5. 1931 Enfield No.1 mark VI

And I've just staged these carbines for the next picture - so here they are:



They are from Bottom to top:

1. 1896 MLE 1 Cavalry Carbine
2. 1901 New Zealand Carbine
3. 1902 Royal Irish Constabulary Carbine
4. 1945 BSA No.5 Mark 1 carbine for comparison

Mike, you've created a monster

Now for my third set up: Long Lee Enfields and variants:



From botom to top:

1. 1896 Magazine Lee Enfield Mark 1
2. 1901 Charger Loading Lee Enfield Mark 1
3. Club Pattern (Range Rifle) made on a commercial MLE action with cut down barrel
4. Club Pattern (Range Rifle) made on a commercial MLE action with Lithgow heavy barrel

im loving the monster - i knew these all existed and a few ive seen , most of duanes & some of grants , but the rest of you are posting rifles ive hoped to see , there are others out there holding back - its time folks post em

by the way neil your photos are great ,

From Top to Bottom:
1. Indian/ Nepalese bayonet training rifle
2. Rifle No.2 Mk. IV* .22 training rifle
3..22 Short Rifle Mk. III
4. 1916 LSA Drill Purpose Rifle
5. L59A1 Drill Purpose Rifle

i knew you had those - thanks for posting them for us to share

From Bottom to top:

1. No.4 Mark 1
2. No.4 Mark 1*
3. No.4 Mark 1/2
4. No.4 Mark 1/3
5. No.4 Mark 2

They all look the same..................don't they?

A few sniper rifles..........from bottom to top:

1. BSA No.4 Mark 1(T) 1944
2. BSA No.4 Mark 1(T) 1945
3. Savage No.4 Mark 1(T) 1941
4. Enfield L42A1 1971
5. (not a sniper) L39A1

"They all look the same..................don't they?"


not to me , and im liking what i see ,

Hi Guy's

Some of my Lee Enfields and Enfield

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Hi Guy's
This time some of my Lee Enfields Enfields and a Mauser K98k 7.62X51mm






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Hi Forgot No 7 Mk1 .22 Long Branch

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