Maritiem Digitaal
collectie zoeksyteem van de maritieme musea
Lee-Enfield Mark III*
| titel | Lee-Enfield Mark III*
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| inventarisnummer | AAA2560
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| collectie | Firearms
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| museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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| datum | 1915
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| omschrijving | Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle. It is fully stocked; the stock encases the barrel which screws into the body. There is a brass butt plate with trap which covers a compartment bored into the butt to store cleaning equipment. The rifle is fitted with three sling swivels and a steel lug to take a bayonet. The trigger guard is steel as is the magazine which holds ten cartridges and is a detachable vertical box. Bolt action lock. The barrel is rifled and fitted with a straight-edged blade foresight protected by wings- the rearsight is furnished with screw lateral adjustment as well as Vernier scale. The calibre is 303in. Inscribed on the steel band above the trigger guard: 'Crown' over 'GR/BSA Co/SHT L.E./III*'. On the trigger guard is an arrow over crown over possibly 'SB'. Inscribed behind the trigger guard is a crown over 'E' over possibly 'S (8)D'- crown over 'N6' over 'B'. On the steel band where the bolt joins the barrel: 'Z 33995' (right side) crown over 'GR' and crossed flags over 'P' (left side). Acoutrements are a leather sling and canvas pouch to protect bolt. This rifle belonged to a soldier (regiment unknown) in the troopship KINGSTONIAN which was torpedoed off Sardinia in 1918. The survivors were taken to Marseilles and- after putting them ashore- three rifles were found left behind. This is one of them. (Information supplied by Commander May 26/6/1973).
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| afmetingen | Overall: 130 x 1120 x 40 mm
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