Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark III/III*

The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) Mark III entered service with British Army in January 1907 and was its standard-issue rifle during the First World War. Featuring a reliable bolt action and charger system that enabled the loading of five rounds into its 10-round magazine at once, the rifle was adapted to fire the Mk VII High Velocity .303 ammunition […]

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