As a brit working in the modern defence industry these videos about all the updates and development of the Lee Enfield are really fascinating. I can only imagine how much paperwork they must have generated along the way.
Watch the video by othias and mae on the no1 mk3.....good good i bet you guys aren't joking about paperwork. How many times can every military division change things. Hahaj
I have one of these, original build at Enfield in 1896, conversion done by Vickers, Sons and Maxim in 1909. Very fine old rifle. Still looks and shoots good at 125 years old! Still has the sling on it also. Interestingly, from the specifications I have read they were supposed to remove the clearing rod as part of the conversion but this rifle still has it so I guess they weren't always completely consistant in adhering to details.
Even ignoring the actual gun, the aesthetics of the Enfield is beutiful. Taking the guns performance and history into account, the aesthetics are improved even more
How on earth you keep all these facts and markings and names etc etc etc in your head is, quite frankly, astonishing! You, sir, have my utmost respect...
Interesting to see 'VR' on a 1901 rifle. The one with 'DP' stamped is a 'drill purpose' rifle, and probably has a shortened and non-working firing pin, and a hole drilled through the barrel.
DP. Marked by a master armourer as the receiver is worn out of spec and is now unsafe to fire. Drill Purpose only, usually issued to Cadets to train with.
I inherited from my maternal grandfather in 1988 a rifle very similar to this pattern, it was made by BSA, but there is no date or MkI markings the grip band. It does have the squared charger loader. I also have several original clips. It does not have the volley sight. I have no idea where or how he got it, possibly during or right after WW II. He did serve in the South African reserve contingent of the British Army as a Bren Gunner. I have used it a few times to hunt and is in fairly good condition considering it is about 100 years old. I now keep it as a family heirloom.
I pull mine out and look it over and am humbled by the fact it is a century and a quarter old and still capable of doing the job it was made for so long ago. I think sometimes of those who built it, modified and maintained it, and those I will hand it on to someday for their care. Difficult to express in words.
@@johnkelinske1449 I picked up an arisaka to send some bullets down range. (I reload) I have genuinely been surprised how much the hundred years of history impress themselves on me.
@@vidard9863 I have been doing it since I was a boy and now over half a century on it still does the same thing to me. I have had a few Arisakas, they can be quite good shooters properly fed. Best of luck!
@@johnkelinske1449 I have an Ishapore 2A from 1965 and am humbled by the fact that it continues to be a massive PITA to work on and is hardly super reliable or very well built and has been beat to hell but it's a fun shooter and a unique variation of an Enfield so I can't be mad at all, somehow all of this makes it far more fun than the SKS I traded for it
I swear that the British bolt-action rifle lineage has to be the longest and most convoluted of any firearm in history. Medfords , Enfields, Lees, Speeds, longs, shorts, carbines, chargers, magazines, No.1-up, Marks, Star/no Star, overstamp this and that.... I can’t begin to keep it straight!!!!
Of all the Lee-Enfield rifles a CLLE Mk. 1* is the one I want most and probably rarer than the pre-1914 Gewher 98 that I also have been looking out for. Here's hoping I can find one at the next gun show.
I thought Ian was having a Doug de Muro moment for a second when he said "we'll take a look at all the little details", my mind definitely heard "quirks and features"
Thanks for another great video! I noticed that with the black tablecloth, when you put your finger in frame (to point to the front sights), it causes the camera to iris way down and make the shot dark. You might consider using a pointing tool that reflects less light.
Laying in bed desperately trying to think of excuses to not brave the cold to go to the gym, and Ian puts another 9:13 on the clock for me. Thank you gun Jesus
excellent presentation ian . could you plz do some research on the ten muzzle loading flint lock rifles that queen victoria had commissioned by enfield , as gifts , for ten officers of her own regiment , ..the dats on these rifles are all in the late 1800s . 1870 / 80 ish ?at the time when magazine fed breach loaders were in common use , i believe this would make for an excellent video thank you and i love your work
I love watching your videos. They are very informative. I was wondering if you could do one on companies like Sante Fe arms and some of their guns and what they did. I have an enfield from Sante Fe that is a MK1 but converted to resemble a jungle carbine and my friend has an original Enfield jungle carbine and side by side at a distance it is hard to tell them apart until you have them both up close and in hand. I bought mine out of a magazine back in the 60s and I find the work very well done how the took old surplus that really wasn't desireable at the time and turned it into a more desireable firearm.
They first saw service at the first actions in WW1 issued to the Royal Naval units sent to defend Antwerp .The first use of British servicemen in WW1 .
@@rogainegaming6924 probably because the previous owner didn't have any chargers and removing the charger bridge made single loading easier as far as they were concerned
Hmm. Of all the replaceable parts on a rifle,that has to be one of the fewest needed. Haven't looked myself, but Numrich Guns comes to mind. Maybe telephone as well as look at their catalogue. It is just possible one of the firms that has stocked rifle parts for decades would have a receiver they are parting out,damaged or otherwise useless. Worth a try,anyway.
At 0:31 he gives his own criticism on the SMLE rifle. Which is actually unlike him and a little surprising! I don't know what the scent of the rifle has to do with the actual operation of it. Or the performance for that matter! But for whatever reason he decided to state that the one he dealt with, didn't have a pleasing aroma......... Well at least in my opinion, however foul smelling a rifle can be, I don't believe that ever affects the overall rifle
The "V.R." under the crown on the RH side stands for "Victoria Regina" which is Latin for 'Queen Victoria'. She died in January of 1901, so either this rifle was manufactured very early in the year, or they'd not got around to changing the stamp to 'ER' (for 'Edward Rex').
Bloke On The Range did one for the No.4 rear sights, but honestly can’t remember if he did a front sight type review... I’m sure those with better memories will remember one somewhere between Ian, BoTR and BritishMuzzleloaders, there must be one... If not, why not.....
The "Enfield Territorial" is the civilian version of this rifle, sold through their factory sales catalogue. They were never sold to the military but Officers & territorial soldiers bought them privately. I hope this info helps & if you want to see the Enfield Territorial rifle in the shopping catalogue (B.S.A). Go to page 10. www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Rifles_Catalogue-1909.htm
nice one with the dustcover on...they really thought about how to protect the bolt from dirt... wonder how many died from malfunctioning before the cover was invented
@@thecommissaruk "M1" "We've made some changes" "Alright, M1A" "Changed it again. Sorry." _(sigh)_ "M1A1" "Scrap that. We started over." 😡 "M...2" "Nevermind. War's over."
I've seen pictures of what appear to be CLLE and possibly unmodified Long Lee/Lee-Metford rifles in colonial troops service in Burma in WWII, and in the hands of the Japanese puppet forces of the region like the Arakan Defense Force. What kind of information do we have about later colonial issue of early patterns or modified Lees at this time?
By WW2, most of the British arms from the region were built or refurbished in the various Indian arsenals. During and after WW1, all colonial units followed the same equipment standards as the regular British army. Thus these arsenals mostly followed the same upgrade specification as in Britain, but there are a whole series of variations under the name "India Pattern". These are an entire branch of Enfield identification and collecting. As for service use, Long Lees (and some P14s) were a common issue in pre-war militia and police units in the Asian colonies. However, most of these units later became mobilised into the regular Indian Army or the Burmese, Malay and Hong Kong battalions raised under their British garrisons. These all re-equipped with No1 rifles of either British or Indian origin (later with Australian, as the weapons pools became mixed). It should be noted that pre-war, most colonies only had armed police or militia, rather than regular military units. Quite often, these units were formed and funded by the local civilian colonial authority, or the Foreign Office back in Britain - and not by the British War Office. Because of this, the firearms were often purchased from the commercial trade (ie BSA, LSA, etc) or from military disposals sales. Hence older "sold out of service" military rifles or commercial-marked rifles were commonly used.
@@turbogerbil2935 Also, in India, most of the Princely States had at least a token military force. But some of the larger states had miniature armies with a battalion or two of infantry, a cavalry regiment and even an artillery battery in some. "The Imperial Service Troops were forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire. These troops were available for service alongside the Indian Army when such service was requested by the British government. At the beginning of the 20th century, their total numbers were about 18,000 men. The troops were routinely inspected by British army officers and generally had the same equipment as soldiers in the British Indian Army.] Although their numbers were relatively small, the Imperial Service Troops were employed in China and British Somaliland in the first decade of the 20th century, and later saw action in the First World War and Second World War" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Service_Troops I would not be surprised if some of these troops were issued the CLLE See John Masters novel, THE RAVI LANCERS about such a unit in the Great War
Hunting with any old rifle such as a lee enfield rifle, mauser,mosin etc. iron sights. Wild boar out in Texas maybe use a bayonet for cqb sounds like a great time
@@johnkelinske1449 yeah, after I hit reply I started considering what would a 303 british impact do to a 500lb Texan hog. If you hit, of course. Then the knife-on-a-long-tom-stick is for the hog you miss / the brother of the one you hit :)
Lee bolt action &magazine combined with Enfield barrel rifling that could withstand the high pressures &hot temperatures generated by smokeless powder (cordite)
Beyond the effective range of the rifle / individual soldiers single aimed shot capabilities, you could still effectively engage targets with volley fire by half company of soldiers. Typically targets for volley fire would be formed bodies of enemy troops in open ground, not individual badmashes hiding in the urdo. I am sure some of the old guard here can provide the details of what was considered max effective range for single shot and volley fire?
Noraki You must need an awful lot of Dakka. since they were aircraft guns en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_K_machine_gun The rate of fire is why the LRDG, Popski's Private Army, SAS and assorted weird and wonderful outfits loved the VGO
I hope ian can get his hands on a russian APS underwater assault rifle one day. Theres so little coverage of it around the web as it stands now, likely due to it being a soviet rifle held by very few all the way back in the 70s. It would be cool though that weapon intrigues me so much
still think they should have just issued multiple magazines even one would allow switch and reload the empty mag , how much more expensive could it be compared to screwing around with stripper clips
Part of that was they didn't want troopers being able to load that much ammo that quickly... according to a paper I've been reading, the British colonial army had a tendency to focus so much on the logistics of operating at the ends of the world they forgot the purpose of a soldier is to shoot people. They had to specifically retrain the infantry to shoot at targets without the direct prompting of an officer.
It would be alot more expensive than fucking around with stripper clips on metal cost alone but cost isn't the reason they used them in the first place. they used them because Lee-enfield magazines (or actually most magazines of the time) were pretty flimsy (in fact later on the redesigned the magazine so denting it won't cause as many severe feeding issues anymore) so they went to stripper clips instead of issuing multiple magazines that will get damaged if you look at them funny.
The infantryman's standard ammunition load at the time was one hundred and fifty rounds. That amounts to fifteen standard magazines, which would have been excessively heavy, bulky, and hugely expensive. By comparison, chargers were lighter, cheaper and only had to work once.
As a brit working in the modern defence industry these videos about all the updates and development of the Lee Enfield are really fascinating. I can only imagine how much paperwork they must have generated along the way.
And a lot of it is still in the National and other archives thousand years of public documentation.
Watch the video by othias and mae on the no1 mk3.....good good i bet you guys aren't joking about paperwork.
How many times can every military division change things. Hahaj
I love the smell of a fresh Forgotten Weapons vid in the morning
SMeLEy
Like that first cup of coffee in the morning.
And what does that smell like?
Dude, same.
It smells like... history
I have one of these, original build at Enfield in 1896, conversion done by Vickers, Sons and Maxim in 1909. Very fine old rifle. Still looks and shoots good at 125 years old!
Still has the sling on it also. Interestingly, from the specifications I have read they were supposed to remove the clearing rod as part of the conversion but this rifle still has it so I guess they weren't always completely consistant in adhering to details.
@@nuclearmedicineman6270 I am halfway and I doubt I will look anywhere near as good or function as well either as this rifle does today.
Those are absolutely beautiful guns
I enjoy any time Gun Jesus goes over Enfields. Still my favorite rifle.
I like how if you type in Google search "who is gun jesus?" It shows Ian. :)
"Charger-Loading"
So what was the expected battery life of these rifles?
What Ian didn't mention is that the volley sight dials were repurposed into a windup charger
This is the charger; you have to stick your phone to it.....
100 to 150 years
Electric current is generated via cycling the bolt, like a wind-up torch.
I prefer Chevelle-loading or GTO-loading.
What part of British rifle development is not slightly confusing
The fact it's all confusing of course.
@@clothar23 Spitting hot facts and logic there
The parts that are maddeningly confusing
None but then I am British.
yes
Even ignoring the actual gun, the aesthetics of the Enfield is beutiful. Taking the guns performance and history into account, the aesthetics are improved even more
A friend of mine had one of these growing up. I got to hunt deer with it once. Nice memories right there.
I've hunted with my No.1 Mk.III for 20 years. From coyote to wild cow it did what I needed. I still prefer it over my other rifles.
I don't hunt with mine (expensive!) but I do shoot it.
How on earth you keep all these facts and markings and names etc etc etc in your head is, quite frankly, astonishing! You, sir, have my utmost respect...
so, "silly" instead of "smelly", i like it
Interesting to see 'VR' on a 1901 rifle. The one with 'DP' stamped is a 'drill purpose' rifle, and probably has a shortened and non-working firing pin, and a hole drilled through the barrel.
Why
@@nathanb5579 For drills you may not want something that can fire. But having the weight and balance is important.
Indeed so.
DP. Marked by a master armourer as the receiver is worn out of spec and is now unsafe to fire.
Drill Purpose only, usually issued to Cadets to train with.
I inherited from my maternal grandfather in 1988 a rifle very similar to this pattern, it was made by BSA, but there is no date or MkI markings the grip band. It does have the squared charger loader. I also have several original clips. It does not have the volley sight. I have no idea where or how he got it, possibly during or right after WW II. He did serve in the South African reserve contingent of the British Army as a Bren Gunner. I have used it a few times to hunt and is in fairly good condition considering it is about 100 years old. I now keep it as a family heirloom.
Another Lee Enfield😁👍
I like the history behind the characteristic British service rifle😊
That rifle has been expertly cleaned and preserved. If it could only talk, the stories it could tell.
Weird to think that this relatively familiar looking rifle is 120 years old
I pull mine out and look it over and am humbled by the fact it is a century and a quarter old and still capable of doing the job it was made for so long ago. I think sometimes of those who built it, modified and maintained it, and those I will hand it on to someday for their care. Difficult to express in words.
@@johnkelinske1449 I picked up an arisaka to send some bullets down range. (I reload) I have genuinely been surprised how much the hundred years of history impress themselves on me.
@@vidard9863 I have been doing it since I was a boy and now over half a century on it still does the same thing to me. I have had a few Arisakas, they can be quite good shooters properly fed. Best of luck!
@@johnkelinske1449I have a m96 Mauser that was built In 1900. I think about the same.thing
@@johnkelinske1449 I have an Ishapore 2A from 1965 and am humbled by the fact that it continues to be a massive PITA to work on and is hardly super reliable or very well built and has been beat to hell but it's a fun shooter and a unique variation of an Enfield so I can't be mad at all, somehow all of this makes it far more fun than the SKS I traded for it
I swear that the British bolt-action rifle lineage has to be the longest and most convoluted of any firearm in history. Medfords , Enfields, Lees, Speeds, longs, shorts, carbines, chargers, magazines, No.1-up, Marks, Star/no Star, overstamp this and that.... I can’t begin to keep it straight!!!!
Nice rifles.
For the most part low cost and simplistic upgrades.
Simple rather than simplistic
Man, I just love the volley-fire sights.
I think that volley fire is neat, is all.
Good morning all hope you have a good day!
What is also intrersting, at least some of the troop trail SMLE, converted to .22 in 1907, had the same modified bolt.
I’m loving this look at British rifles, keep it up fine sir.
Of all the Lee-Enfield rifles a CLLE Mk. 1* is the one I want most and probably rarer than the pre-1914 Gewher 98 that I also have been looking out for.
Here's hoping I can find one at the next gun show.
Took me some twenty plus years to find the one I have. Carry on.
The Mark I* from 1901 has the royal cypher of Queen Victoria on it (V.R. for Victoria Regina)!!
All this makes me so happy with my Grandads 30.06 Springfield...still my daily driver
I can't imagine the amount of research that goes into this ten minute video.....thanks, Ian!
Just love watching these videos because everyone is a history lesson one way or another.
Off work , brand new forgotten weapons video , this days off to a good start!
I thought Ian was having a Doug de Muro moment for a second when he said "we'll take a look at all the little details", my mind definitely heard "quirks and features"
Anytime there's a Lee video, I'm loving it!!!!
Always learn something when Ian sits in front of the bookshelf
Thanks for another great video! I noticed that with the black tablecloth, when you put your finger in frame (to point to the front sights), it causes the camera to iris way down and make the shot dark. You might consider using a pointing tool that reflects less light.
Laying in bed desperately trying to think of excuses to not brave the cold to go to the gym, and Ian puts another 9:13 on the clock for me. Thank you gun Jesus
@keith moore near Detroit in Michigan actually, all the beauty of Canada but none of the gun laws lol.
I saw one of these in a gun shop a year or two back, i knew it was an old Lee but i didnt know the CLLE existed
Thank you , Ian .
I have a 1908 colt vest pocket .25 and I'd love to see you do a video, not many videos of it that I can find. Huge fan of your channel
That is a very nice little gun.
@@johnkelinske1449 I certainly enjoy it, one of my favorites
This channel more than most would benefit from moving to a 4k production. The close up shots would be great!
I'm on his patreon. With enough money he can get better stuff
excellent presentation ian . could you plz do some research on the ten muzzle loading flint lock rifles that queen victoria had commissioned by enfield , as gifts , for ten officers of her own regiment , ..the dats on these rifles are all in the late 1800s . 1870 / 80 ish ?at the time when magazine fed breach loaders were in common use , i believe this would make for an excellent video thank you and i love your work
I have a mk4,manufactured in 1915,and the 122 year old rifle still work as fine as it did 122 years ago.
Best videos to watch while I dont do my online classes
Very interesting explains a lot of photographs I've seen
I love watching your videos. They are very informative. I was wondering if you could do one on companies like Sante Fe arms and some of their guns and what they did. I have an enfield from Sante Fe that is a MK1 but converted to resemble a jungle carbine and my friend has an original Enfield jungle carbine and side by side at a distance it is hard to tell them apart until you have them both up close and in hand. I bought mine out of a magazine back in the 60s and I find the work very well done how the took old surplus that really wasn't desireable at the time and turned it into a more desireable firearm.
God I love enfields. Thank you for another AWESOME Enny Video Ian!!!
Meanwhile in Canada: Britishmuzzleloader, alright Frenchman, you pass, for now.
The crossover we deserve
They first saw service at the first actions in WW1 issued to the Royal Naval units sent to defend Antwerp .The first use of British servicemen in WW1 .
Lol i have one of these....it was altered in the 60's as a deer rifle but has the CLLE markings on it
Hang on to it.
I like the Lee-Enfield rifles, especially the SMLE No.4 Mk. 1!
I am simple canadian. I see Enfield variant, I press like
I did learn something! Cheers Ian 🇬🇧
Yeah. Until some idiot decides to beat the charger bridge off the rivets. Yeah, I ended up with one. Shoots great, pain to reload.
How in the hell does that happen?
@@rogainegaming6924 The inept always find a way.
@@rogainegaming6924 probably because the previous owner didn't have any chargers and removing the charger bridge made single loading easier as far as they were concerned
Bubba's gonna bubba
Hmm. Of all the replaceable parts on a rifle,that has to be one of the fewest needed. Haven't looked myself, but Numrich Guns comes to mind. Maybe telephone as well as look at their catalogue. It is just possible one of the firms that has stocked rifle parts for decades would have a receiver they are parting out,damaged or otherwise useless. Worth a try,anyway.
"Charger" is the correct terminology.
A stripper clip is something Americans incorrectly call a Charger. Or what a exotic dancer holds her money with.
At 0:31 he gives his own criticism on the SMLE rifle. Which is actually unlike him and a little surprising! I don't know what the scent of the rifle has to do with the actual operation of it. Or the performance for that matter! But for whatever reason he decided to state that the one he dealt with, didn't have a pleasing aroma......... Well at least in my opinion, however foul smelling a rifle can be, I don't believe that ever affects the overall rifle
“Zeroable?” Ian invents a new word. I like it. 🤓
It's in the OED.
I used a Lee Enfield as a training tool in the 80s.
British markings are just ridiculously complicated especially with overstamps and additions!
The "V.R." under the crown on the RH side stands for "Victoria Regina" which is Latin for 'Queen Victoria'. She died in January of 1901, so either this rifle was manufactured very early in the year, or they'd not got around to changing the stamp to 'ER' (for 'Edward Rex').
Beautiful rifles.
Can you make a video specifically about front sights? Pros, cons of different designs and so on? Sound fascinating to me.
Bloke On The Range did one for the No.4 rear sights, but honestly can’t remember if he did a front sight type review... I’m sure those with better memories will remember one somewhere between Ian, BoTR and BritishMuzzleloaders, there must be one... If not, why not.....
It's 4am. I couldn't sleep so I watched this.
Smellys are my favorite milsurp. Great video
Almost to 2 million subscribers!!!!
The "Enfield Territorial" is the civilian version of this rifle, sold through their factory sales catalogue. They were never sold to the military but Officers & territorial soldiers bought them privately.
I hope this info helps & if you want to see the Enfield Territorial rifle in the shopping catalogue (B.S.A). Go to page 10.
www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Rifles_Catalogue-1909.htm
Thanks Ian :)
As all Enfields... those look good to me.
nice one with the dustcover on...they really thought about how to protect the bolt from dirt... wonder how many died from malfunctioning before the cover was invented
Very nice. Great video.
I’m going back to Dublin lads lasses
The sound of a punch and mallet
They had modern magazine-fed rifle with dust cover in XIX. But they wanted The Mauser...
Great video
British firearm names confusing? Humbug!
Agreed. There is no confusion!
MkIII* to that !
@@thecommissaruk "M1"
"We've made some changes"
"Alright, M1A"
"Changed it again. Sorry."
_(sigh)_ "M1A1"
"Scrap that. We started over."
😡 "M...2"
"Nevermind. War's over."
@@brandonobaza8610
"We've made some changes"
"Alright, M1A"
"Trying out some other changes"
"Alright, M1A1E1"
"Changed it again. Sorry."
Poppycock! Rubbish! Bullocks! Smitherines!
Hurray the upload is finished!
ME: Sees the words "Lee" and "Enfield" together, and clicks. Simple choice. No RUclips A.I. needed! 👍😊👍
I've seen pictures of what appear to be CLLE and possibly unmodified Long Lee/Lee-Metford rifles in colonial troops service in Burma in WWII, and in the hands of the Japanese puppet forces of the region like the Arakan Defense Force. What kind of information do we have about later colonial issue of early patterns or modified Lees at this time?
By WW2, most of the British arms from the region were built or refurbished in the various Indian arsenals. During and after WW1, all colonial units followed the same equipment standards as the regular British army. Thus these arsenals mostly followed the same upgrade specification as in Britain, but there are a whole series of variations under the name "India Pattern". These are an entire branch of Enfield identification and collecting.
As for service use, Long Lees (and some P14s) were a common issue in pre-war militia and police units in the Asian colonies. However, most of these units later became mobilised into the regular Indian Army or the Burmese, Malay and Hong Kong battalions raised under their British garrisons. These all re-equipped with No1 rifles of either British or Indian origin (later with Australian, as the weapons pools became mixed).
It should be noted that pre-war, most colonies only had armed police or militia, rather than regular military units. Quite often, these units were formed and funded by the local civilian colonial authority, or the Foreign Office back in Britain - and not by the British War Office. Because of this, the firearms were often purchased from the commercial trade (ie BSA, LSA, etc) or from military disposals sales. Hence older "sold out of service" military rifles or commercial-marked rifles were commonly used.
@@turbogerbil2935 Excellent response, thank you very much.
@@turbogerbil2935 Also, in India, most of the Princely States had at least a token military force. But some of the larger states had miniature armies with a battalion or two of infantry, a cavalry regiment and even an artillery battery in some.
"The Imperial Service Troops were forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire. These troops were available for service alongside the Indian Army when such service was requested by the British government. At the beginning of the 20th century, their total numbers were about 18,000 men.
The troops were routinely inspected by British army officers and generally had the same equipment as soldiers in the British Indian Army.] Although their numbers were relatively small, the Imperial Service Troops were employed in China and British Somaliland in the first decade of the 20th century, and later saw action in the First World War and Second World War"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Service_Troops
I would not be surprised if some of these troops were issued the CLLE
See John Masters novel, THE RAVI LANCERS about such a unit in the Great War
I wish this man was my father figure. I aspire to be like him.
Great video!
hi, gunner kid Ian !!! a very good video ...
This can’t be Ian’s house. There’s empty spots on the book shelf.
Hunting with any old rifle such as a lee enfield rifle, mauser,mosin etc. iron sights. Wild boar out in Texas maybe use a bayonet for cqb sounds like a great time
Long Tom (Lee Enfield). Keep the nasty angry piggy at least 4" further away (than a SMLE or CLLE) in CQB ;)
@@SittingDuc The 215 grain loading will usually knock them in the dirt.
@@johnkelinske1449 yeah, after I hit reply I started considering what would a 303 british impact do to a 500lb Texan hog. If you hit, of course. Then the knife-on-a-long-tom-stick is for the hog you miss / the brother of the one you hit :)
A Phrog approves of this video.
I have one that has the charger guide on the bolt head. Where does that fit into the timeline?
Very early on.
Just for clarification, SMLE is for: Short rifle with Magazine, designed by Lee, produced in/by Enfield?
Short rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield.
Lee bolt action &magazine combined with Enfield barrel rifling that could withstand the high pressures &hot temperatures generated by smokeless powder (cordite)
How much are those going for on average?
I’d wager a few thou
@@KinreeveNaku The one I have was close on $3000 US at the time I got it a few years ago.
Each day Ian looks more like Jesus
That´s the C*vid isolation speaking! Snap out of it!
Gun! You forgotten that bit.
@@Fatspurios Maybe he didn´t, i am a bit worried for him....
Jesus was not European. As a result he didn't look ANYTHING like the images that are depictions of him by Europeans over the last 1000 years.
@@rodgerjohnson3375 One thing i am sure Jesus had that you show no sign of is humor.
would love to see a mauser vergueiro video
Why are the front sight protector wings Knurled? Glare reduction?
Probably. Same reason S&W checkered the topstrap on the .357 Magnums.
Where is the best place to buy Clle mk2 lee enfields?
@keith moore Thank you, good idea i really hope i can find one.
So there are Sillies to go with Smellies!
YAL - Yet Another Lee 😁
What was the use for volley sights?
To fire up and over something or a longer distance. You’re basically firing up in the air and having the bullets fall down to the target.
@@NBSV1 like a mortar indirect fire sight?
Beyond the effective range of the rifle / individual soldiers single aimed shot capabilities, you could still effectively engage targets with volley fire by half company of soldiers. Typically targets for volley fire would be formed bodies of enemy troops in open ground, not individual badmashes hiding in the urdo. I am sure some of the old guard here can provide the details of what was considered max effective range for single shot and volley fire?
@@matiasojedaoporto8663 Pretty much. I think it was a part of the old style of war where you'd fire in groups and on command.
@@NBSV1 Heck, I do that all the time!
I honestly wanna see a review of the Vickers K. Aka, the Vickers Gas Operated Machine Gun.
Noraki You must need an awful lot of Dakka. since they were aircraft guns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_K_machine_gun
The rate of fire is why the LRDG, Popski's Private Army, SAS and assorted weird and wonderful outfits loved the VGO
@@colbeausabre8842 wait, it was an aircraft gun? I honestly thought it was just a Bren with a funny pan mag.
i refer smle as smile
At 1:00 does Ian say "1989" or "1889"?
To me it sounds like 1989 but I am sleep deprived.
1989BC
No, he definitely says 1889.
He actually says 1989, i cought it too and relistened a couple of times. Accidents happen :)
I thought I heard ‘1989’.
Scratch & sniff reveals Mustard.
Little bit off-topic, but can anyone (Hopefully Ian himself) recommend a good book on the history of H&K firearms?
There really isn't one.
@@ForgottenWeapons Time for you to write a book then. :D
I hope ian can get his hands on a russian APS underwater assault rifle one day. Theres so little coverage of it around the web as it stands now, likely due to it being a soviet rifle held by very few all the way back in the 70s. It would be cool though that weapon intrigues me so much
still think they should have just issued multiple magazines even one would allow switch and reload the empty mag , how much more expensive could it be compared to screwing around with stripper clips
Part of that was they didn't want troopers being able to load that much ammo that quickly... according to a paper I've been reading, the British colonial army had a tendency to focus so much on the logistics of operating at the ends of the world they forgot the purpose of a soldier is to shoot people. They had to specifically retrain the infantry to shoot at targets without the direct prompting of an officer.
It would be alot more expensive than fucking around with stripper clips on metal cost alone but cost isn't the reason they used them in the first place. they used them because Lee-enfield magazines (or actually most magazines of the time) were pretty flimsy (in fact later on the redesigned the magazine so denting it won't cause as many severe feeding issues anymore) so they went to stripper clips instead of issuing multiple magazines that will get damaged if you look at them funny.
The infantryman's standard ammunition load at the time was one hundred and fifty rounds. That amounts to fifteen standard magazines, which would have been excessively heavy, bulky, and hugely expensive. By comparison, chargers were lighter, cheaper and only had to work once.
Military cheapness is outstanding.
Saw a WW 2 training film fireing a Thompson SMG on semi to save ammo
@@webtoedman Bingo!
The Lee Enfield is a Bolt Action Rifle which means it is not semi-automatic. Would that not mean that it is exempt?
Hi from Bosnia.
Why not praktice on the range?
Too old?
Thanx
I wish those who disliked the video would say why.
Some people just like to lash out.
Want one!