Lee-Enfield

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
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 rounds
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:BSA_Company
gptkb:Ishapore_Rifle_Factory
gptkb:Lithgow_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 744 m/s (2,440 ft/s)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Jungle_Carbine
gptkb:SMLE_(Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield)
gptkbp:notableFeature rugged design
magazine-fed
fast cycling bolt-action
widely used in British Empire
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15–30 rounds/min (practical)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:L1A1_Self-Loading_Rifle
gptkb:Martini–Henry_rifle
gptkbp:totalProduced over 17 million units
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkb:Pakistan_Army
Indian Army
New Zealand Army
Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Indonesian_National_Revolution
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:variant gptkb:No._4_Mk_I
gptkb:No._5_Mk_I_"Jungle_Carbine"
gptkb:SMLE_Mk_III
gptkbp:weight 4.0 kg (8.8 lb) (SMLE Mk III)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rifles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5