Lee–Enfield

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action bolt-action
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:.303_British
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:James_Paris_Lee
gptkbp:enteredService 1895
present (in some countries)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lee–Enfield
gptkbp:length 44.5 in (1,130 mm) (SMLE Mk III)
gptkbp:magazineCapacity 10-round detachable box magazine
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lithgow_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkb:BSA_(Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company)
gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 744 m/s (2,440 ft/s)
gptkbp:notableFeature fast cycling bolt-action
high magazine capacity for its time
rugged and reliable design
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lee–Metford
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15–30 rounds per minute (practical)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:L1A1_Self-Loading_Rifle
gptkbp:totalProduced over 17 million
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Police
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Constabulary
gptkb:Royal_Bahamas_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Solomon_Islands_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Papua_New_Guinea_Constabulary
gptkb:British_colonial_police
gptkb:Nepalese_Army
gptkb:Bangladesh_Army
gptkb:Royal_Newfoundland_Constabulary
gptkb:Royal_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Virgin_Islands_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_Police_Force
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Police
gptkb:Gurkhas
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkb:Kenya_Police
gptkb:Royal_Saint_Lucia_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Constabulary
gptkb:Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Bhutan_Army
gptkb:Singapore_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Police
gptkb:Home_Guard_(UK)
gptkb:Royal_Ascension_Island_Police
gptkb:Royal_Barbados_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Belize_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Falkland_Islands_Police
gptkb:Royal_Fiji_Military_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Jamaica_Constabulary_Force
gptkb:Royal_Montserrat_Police_Service
gptkb:Royal_Nepalese_Police
gptkb:Royal_Saint_Helena_Police_Service
gptkb:Royal_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Tonga_Defence_Services
gptkb:Royal_Tristan_da_Cunha_Police
gptkb:Royal_Gibraltar_Police
gptkb:Royal_Grenada_Police_Force
Royal Thai Army
Indian Army
New Zealand Army
Commonwealth forces
various police forces
various colonial forces
gptkbp:variant gptkb:No._4_Mk_I
gptkb:No._5_Mk_I_"Jungle_Carbine"
gptkb:SMLE_Mk_III
gptkbp:warsUsedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_Wars
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:weight 4.17 kg (9.2 lb) (SMLE Mk III)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6