Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this bolt action rifle today for a penny-start auction; this is the E.R. Enfield SHT LE III (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III) Training Rifle!
This example has been converted from the .303 British caliber to a .22 caliber training rifle in order to teach cadets and new recruits the various aspects of shooting, firearms safety, and marksmanship at a markedly reduced cost per round.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: E.R. Enfield
Model: SHTLE III (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III) Training Rifle
Serial: L3531
Date of Manufacture: 1910
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle (Originally .303 British)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 25"
Optics/Sights: Wing Protected Front with Peep Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Hardwood
Action: Bolt-Action / The detachable magazine functions as a shell catcher that features no internal parts in the magazine.
Markings: Standard / Left side barrel and receiver stamped with British proof marks, Plate above trigger stamped "E.R (Edwardius Rex – King Edward VII) Enfield 1910 SHTLE III"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Numbers of Lee–Enfield rifles were converted to .22 caliber training rifles, in order to teach cadets and new recruits the various aspects of shooting, firearms safety, and marksmanship at a markedly reduced cost per round. Initially, rifles were converted from obsolete Magazine Lee–Metford and Magazine Lee–Enfield rifles but from the First World War onwards SMLE rifles were used instead. These were known as .22 Pattern 1914 short rifles during The First World War and Rifle, No. 2 Mk. IV from 1921 onwards. They were generally single-shot affairs, originally using Morris tubes chambered for the cheap .22L cartridge and some larger types, circa 1907. Some were later modified with special adapters to enable magazine loading. In 1914, Enfield produced complete .22 barrels and bolts specifically for converting .303 units, and these soon became the most common conversion. A five-round .22 cal Parker-Hiscock magazine was also developed and in service for a relatively short period during the later period of the First World War, but was subsequently withdrawn from issue due to reliability problems with its quite complicated loading and feeding mechanisms. No. 2 Mk. IV rifles are externally identical to .303 caliber SMLE Mk III* rifles, the only difference being the .22 caliber barrel, empty magazine case, bolthead and extractor which have been modified to fire .22 caliber rimfire cartridges. This particular example is a E.R. SMLE (SHT LE) MKIII that was originally chambered for the .303 British cartridge and was converted to fire the cheaper .22 Long Rifle ammunition with all the magazine internal parts removed now making the magazine perfect as a shell catcher. This is a great example that would make a outstanding choice for any collector!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: SHTLE III (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III) Training Rifle
Serial: L3531
Date of Manufacture: 1910
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle (Originally .303 British)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 25"
Optics/Sights: Wing Protected Front with Peep Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Hardwood
Action: Bolt-Action / The detachable magazine functions as a shell catcher that features no internal parts in the magazine.
Markings: Standard / Left side barrel and receiver stamped with British proof marks, Plate above trigger stamped "E.R (Edwardius Rex – King Edward VII) Enfield 1910 SHTLE III"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Numbers of Lee–Enfield rifles were converted to .22 caliber training rifles, in order to teach cadets and new recruits the various aspects of shooting, firearms safety, and marksmanship at a markedly reduced cost per round. Initially, rifles were converted from obsolete Magazine Lee–Metford and Magazine Lee–Enfield rifles but from the First World War onwards SMLE rifles were used instead. These were known as .22 Pattern 1914 short rifles during The First World War and Rifle, No. 2 Mk. IV from 1921 onwards. They were generally single-shot affairs, originally using Morris tubes chambered for the cheap .22L cartridge and some larger types, circa 1907. Some were later modified with special adapters to enable magazine loading. In 1914, Enfield produced complete .22 barrels and bolts specifically for converting .303 units, and these soon became the most common conversion. A five-round .22 cal Parker-Hiscock magazine was also developed and in service for a relatively short period during the later period of the First World War, but was subsequently withdrawn from issue due to reliability problems with its quite complicated loading and feeding mechanisms. No. 2 Mk. IV rifles are externally identical to .303 caliber SMLE Mk III* rifles, the only difference being the .22 caliber barrel, empty magazine case, bolthead and extractor which have been modified to fire .22 caliber rimfire cartridges. This particular example is a E.R. SMLE (SHT LE) MKIII that was originally chambered for the .303 British cartridge and was converted to fire the cheaper .22 Long Rifle ammunition with all the magazine internal parts removed now making the magazine perfect as a shell catcher. This is a great example that would make a outstanding choice for any collector!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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