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[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.  This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.]]
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British.  This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during World War Two, however, it was supplemented heavily with the older Lee Enfield No.1 MK.III. First placed in service with the British military in 1941.]]
[[Image:Smle4mk1t.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) with magazine and scope - .303 British]]
[[Image:No5JungleCarbine.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine - .303 British.  This is not a chopped down No. 4 conversion (like many jungle carbines are) but an original No.5]]
[[Image:R LITHGOW SMLE 1941.jpg|thumb|right|450px|SMLE Mk.III* / Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.  The most common World War One rifle, in service between 1907–Present Day]]
[[Image:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk.I - .303 British. In service between 1896-1907]]
[[Image:LeeEnfield303RIC.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Lee-Enfield issued to the Royal Irish Constabulary]]
[[Image:Ishapore2A1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Ishapore 2A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
The Lee-Enfield is a series of bolt-action rifles and carbines that were designed by Scottish-born gun designer James Paris Lee (1831-1904) and the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock, Great Britain; to replace the Lee-Metford series bolt-action rifles and carbines (a series of bolt-action rifles and carbines that were designed by James Paris Lee and William Ellis Metford) when the British armed forces adopted smokeless gun powder in the late 19th century. The Lee-Enfield series of bolt-action rifles and carbines saw extensive service with the armed forces of Great Britain and the nations, colonies, and dominion states of the British Empire/British Commonwealth from 1895, until the rifles were replaced from frontline military service in 1957 by the British version of the [[FN FAL]] rifle, the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle. 

'''Specifications'''
*Weight: 	~4 kg (8.8 lb) depending on wood density
*Length: 	1,130 mm (44.5 in)
*Barrel length: 	635 mm (25 in)
*Cartridge: 	.303 Mk VII SAA Ball
*Action: 	Bolt-action
*Muzzle velocity: 	744 m/s (2,441 ft/s)
*Effective range: 	550 yards (503 m)[2]
*Maximum range: 	2,000 yd (1,829 m)
*Feed system: 	10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips
*Sights: 	Sliding ramp rear sights, Fixed-post front sights, "Dial" long-range volley sights (deleted on MkIII* and later); Telescopic sights on Sniper models
*Rate of fire: between 15 to 30 rounds/minute


'''The Lee-Enfield rifle and variants can be seen in the following movies and video games:'''
== Short Magazine Lee-Enfield rifle ==
This includes all examples of the SMLE or Lee Enfield Bolt action rifle from it's introduction to the last widely-distributed version.

===Film===
* [[Jeroen Krabbé]] as Guus LeJeune in ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977)

* English and Dutch soldiers in ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977) - both No.1 Mk.III as well as No.4 Mk.I

* [[Robert Newton]] as Pvt. Tom Bartlett in ''[[Desert Rats, The]]'' (1953)

* Australian soldiers in ''[[Desert Rats, The]]'' (1953)

* German soldiers in ''[[Desert Rats, The]]'' (1953)

* French resistance member in ''[[Charlotte Gray]]'' (2001)

* [[Paul Gross]] as Sgt Michael Dunne in ''[[Passchendaele]]'' (2009)

* [[Michael Greyeyes]] as Pte Highway in ''[[Passchendaele]]'' (2009)

* [[Joe Dinicol]] as Pte David Mann in ''[[Passchendaele]]'' (2009)

* Canadian soldiers in ''[[Passchendaele]]'' (2009)

* Canadian infantrymen in ''[[Legends of the Fall]]'' (1994)

* British infantrymen in ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1986)

* British infantrymen in ''[[Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The|The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]]'' (1943)

* [[Hans Matheson]] as Pvt. Hawkstone in ''[[Deathwatch]]'' (2002)

* Exterminators in ''[[Zardoz]]'' (1974)

* Australian and British soldiers in ''[[Beneath Hill 60]]'' (2010)

* British soldiers in ''[[Trench, The|The Trench]]'' (1999)

* British soldiers in ''[[Atonement]]'' (2007)

* ''[[No Blade Of Grass]]'' (1970)

* ''[[Bridge on the River Kwai, The|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' (1957)

* Czech troops in ''[[Tobruk]]'' (2008)

* [[Daniel Radcliffe]] as Lieutenant Jack Kipling in ''[[My Boy Jack]]''   (2007) 

* Australian soldiers in [[Kokoda]]

* [[Edward Woodward]] as Harry 'Breaker' Morant in ''[[Breaker Morant]]'' (1980)

* [[Lewis Fitz-Gerald]] as Lt. George Ramsdale Witton in ''[[Breaker Morant]]'' (1980)

* [[Bryan Brown]] as Lt. Peter Handcock in ''[[Breaker Morant]]'' (1980)

* [[Richard Dormer]] as Corporal John O'Leary in ''[[My Boy Jack]]''   (2007)

* Shiite refugee in ''[[Three Kings]]''

* Kamal Khan's guards in ''[[Octopussy]]'' 

* Afghan Mujahideen in ''[[The Beast of War]]''

* Holstered in a motorbike sidecar in ''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]''

* Lee Enfield Mk I filling in for Martini-Henrys due to a shortage of .455 blanks in ''[[Zulu]]'' (1964)

* Paul Hogan as Mick Dundee in ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]'' 

* British troops in ''[[A Bridge Too Far]]'' 

* British troops in ''[[The Longest Day]]'' (1963) 

* [[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]] as Lock-Nah in ''[[The Mummy Returns]]''

* British and IRA forces in ''[[Michael Collins]]'' 

* An IRA member in ''[[Bloody Sunday]]'' (2001) 

* British Army soldiers in ''[[Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, The|The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep]]''

* British and Indian Army soldiers in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''

* Oceanian soldiers in ''[[1984 (film) | 1984]]'' 

* [[Kevin Eldon]] as Sgt. Tony Fisher in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' 

* British soldiers and public school students in ''[[If...]]'' 

* ''[[Paper Tiger]]'' 

* ''[[Rambo III]]'' 

* ''[[Farewell To The King]]''

* ''[[You Only Live Twice]]''

* ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' 

* ''[[Transformers]]'' (2007)

* [[Carl Weathers]] as Sundog/George Washington Lincoln Brown in ''[[Death Hunt]]''

* ''[[Help! (1965 film)]]''

* ''[[Too Late the Hero]]''  (1970)

* ''[[Zulu]]'' 

* Prof. Nathan Phipps ([[William Langlois]]) in ''[[Curse of the Komodo]]''  )

* ''[[Hell's Angels]]'' (1930) 

* ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' 

* Greek soldier in ''[[The Hunters]]'' (1958) 

* ''[[Sahara]]''  (1943)  

* British soldiers in ''[[All The King Men]]''  (1999)

* ''[[No Blade Of Grass]]''

* ''[[Secondhand Lions]]'' 

* ''[[Richard III]]'' 

* ''[[Assembly (Ji jie hao)]]'' 

* Royal Navy sailors in ''[[Dr. No]]'' 

* ''[[Three to Go - Michael (1969)| Three to Go - Michael]]'' (1969)

* ''[[Goldfinger]]''

* ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''

* Rebels and British and Indian soldiers in ''[[Northwest Frontier]]'' (1959)

* British soldiers in ''[[Giant Behemoth, The|The Giant Behemoth]]'' (1959)

* ''[[Lost Battalion, The|The Lost Battalion]]'' (No4 MkI)

* SPECTRE agents in ''[[From Russia with Love]]'', fitted with Energa rifle grenades (1963)

*  Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I, Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) and SMLE with the attached grenade discharger cup in ''[[Ipcress File, The]]'' (1965).

===Television===
* ''[[Anzacs]]'' (1985)

* ''[[Doctor Who (New series)]]''

* ''[[The War Game (1965)]]'' 

* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''

* ''[[The Professionals]]''

* ''[[24: Redemption]]''

* ''[[Rebel Heart]]''

*''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''(In Lex's mansion on display behind glass)

* ''[[Weaponology]]''

* ''[[Rat Patrol]]''

* Buffer and Kate in ''[[Sea Patrol]]'' 

* ''[[Blackadder Goes Forth]]''

* ''[[My Name is Earl]]''

* Australian soldiers in ''[[Kokoda (2010)|Kokoda]]'' (2010)

* Resistance fighters in ''[[Falling Skies]]'' (2011)

* A pair of No.1 Mk.III* rifles can be seen on the wall of the SAS bar in ''[[Ultimate Force]]''

===Video Games ===

* ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]''

* ''[[Project Reality]]''

* British Army soldiers in ''[[Medal of Honor: Frontline]]'' (non-playable)

* ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes]]'' (as the "Enfield Rifle")

* ''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines|Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty]]''

* ''[[Commandos 2: Men of Courage]]''

* ''[[Commandos 3: Destination Berlin]]''

* ''[[Call of Duty]]''

* ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]''

* ''[[Call of Duty 2]]''

* ''[[Call of Duty 3]]''

* ''[[Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts]]''

* ''[[Silent Storm]]'' (standard and sniper versions)

* ''[[Timesplitters: Future Perfect]]''

* ''[[Hidden & Dangerous]]''

* ''[[9th Company: Roots of Terror]]''

* ''[[The Royal Marines Commando]]''

* ''[[Eternal Darkness]]'' (2001)

* ''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]'' (Lee Enfield Rifle No.4 MK I, Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T))

* ''[[Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light]]''

* ''[[NCIS: The Video Game]]''

===Animation===

* ''[[Atlantis, The Lost Empire]]''

== Enfield Enforcer/L42A1 sniper rifle ==
[[Image:Enfieldenforcer.jpg|thumb|right|none|500px|L42A1 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]]

===Film===

* [[Brad Pitt]] as Tom Bishop in ''[[Spy Game]]''.
* Mumbai police officers in ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]''
* British Army soldier in ''[[Doomsday]]'' (with thumbhole stock and Harris bipod)

===Video Games===

* ''[[Hitman: Contracts]]''

* ''[[Insurgency]]''

* ''[[Manhunt]]''

* ''[[Manhunt 2]]''

* ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' (appears only in Breakthrough expansion pack)
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= Birmingham Small Arms Lee-Speed Sporter =
[[Image:BSArifles.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|Two well preserved specimens of Lee-Speed Sporters.]]
[[Image:BSA2flat.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Lee-Speed Sporter Rifle]] 
The Lee-Speed was popular with British officers and other hunters who wanted a fine rifle, but couldn't afford the expensive double barrel rifles made by Purdy, Holland & Holland and other famous, and expensive, British gun makers. The Lee-Speed was popular because it fired the easily obtainable British service round (.303 British), though it was also manufactured in other calibers. The "Lee - Speed" had the same action as the Lee-Enfield bolt action rifle, which allowed many British hunters and colonists in Africa to obtain spare parts and ammunition from British Army units based in Britain's African colonies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

== Film ==
* [[Robert Armstrong]] as Carl Denham in ''[[King Kong (1933)|King Kong]]'' (1933)

* [[Meryl Streep]] as Karen Blixen in ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1986)

* [[Val Kilmer]] as Col. John Patterson in ''[[Ghost and the Darkness, The|The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' (1996)

* [[Rachel Weisz]] as Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell in ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'' (2001)

* [[Gavin Hood]] as Bruce McNabb in ''[[King Solomon's Mines (2004)]]''

* [[Benicio del Toro]] as Lawrence Talbot in ''[[Wolfman, The (2010)|The Wolfman]]'' (2010)

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= Additional Information =

== Background & Usage ==
Despite being removed from frontline service in 1957, the Lee-Enfield saw extensive use as a secondary infantry rifle with reserve forces as well as use as a sniper rifle by the British military. In 2008, nations like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Canada still use the Lee-Enfield rifle as a standard issue rifle to police forces and to reserve military units. In the case of Canada, the Canadian Rangers are still using the Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle as their standard-issue rifle. In the case of India and Pakistan, the Lee-Enfield is used by the police forces of both nations with the Indians utilizing a 7.62mm NATO version of the No.1 MkIII* rifle called the Indian 2A/2A1 rifle. Australia still manufacture/convert Lee-Enfield's as hunting/plinking weapons in a range of calibres from 7.62mm NATO and the Soviet 7.62x39mm M43 with Australian International Arms (AIA) manufacturing modern versions of the Lee-Enfield rifle for the civilian firearms market.

The Lee-Enfield rifle saw extensive use in many military conflicts from the late 19th century to the present day (easily outstripping the length of service the Mosin-Nagant rifle has achieved) with Lee-Enfields being used in conflicts like the Second Boer War, the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Suez Canal Crisis, and the Mau Mau Uprising. The Lee-Enfield was also extensively used by the Mudjahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1970s and 1980s. The Lee-Enfield has also seen extensive use in the hands of insurgents and warring factions recently in nations like Nepal (where both Nepalese Government forces and Maoist guerrillas used the Lee-Enfield rifle), Afghanistan, Iraq, India (with both the Indian government forces and the Naxalite Maoist rebels being seen armed with SMLEs and various firearms) and the Solomon Islands (where many of the warring factions in the Solomon Islands were seen armed with Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles stolen from military and police armories during the civil unrest that occurred on the islands during the late 1990s/early 2000s).

Unlike Mauser-derived bolt-action rifles (with their 5 round internal magazines and "cock on opening" bolt systems), the Lee-Enfield series of bolt-action rifles and carbines have a 10-round detachable magazine and a "cock on closing" bolt system, which allowed a well-trained rifleman to fire between 15 to 30 aimed rounds in under 1 minute. Between 1895 and 1957, around 17 million Lee-Enfields have been produced and, as of 2010; are still in circulation today.



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