Lee–Enfield rifles

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action bolt-action
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:.303_British
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:James_Paris_Lee
Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield
gptkbp:enteredService 1895
present (in some countries)
gptkbp:feedSystem 10-round magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lee–Enfield rifles
gptkbp:length 44.5 in (SMLE Mk III)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ishapore_Rifle_Factory
gptkb:Lithgow_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkb:BSA
gptkb:Long_Branch_Arsenal
Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 744 m/s (SMLE Mk III)
gptkbp:notableFeature fast bolt-action cycling
high magazine capacity for its era
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15–30 rounds/min (practical)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:L1A1_Self-Loading_Rifle
gptkb:Martini–Henry_rifle
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Police
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_West_African_Frontier_Force
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Constabulary
gptkb:Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkb:British_South_Africa_Police
gptkb:Nepalese_Army
gptkb:Bangladesh_Army
gptkb:IRA
gptkb:Irish_Volunteers
gptkb:Palestine_Police_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Police_Force
gptkb:Gurkhas
gptkb:Royal_Bermuda_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkb:Kenya_Police
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gptkb:Royal_Indian_Navy
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gptkb:Royal_Malta_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Auxiliary_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Auxiliary_Police_Force
gptkb:Home_Guard_(UK)
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Regiment_(The_Volunteers)
Indian Army
Commonwealth militaries
New Zealand Army
British colonial forces
Royal Rhodesian Regiment
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:variant gptkb:No._4_Mk_I
gptkb:SMLE_Mk_III
No. 5 Mk I (Jungle Carbine)
gptkbp:weight 4.0 kg (SMLE Mk III)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ROF_Maltby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7