5, the Royal Ordnance Factoryįazakerley, Liverpool and Birmingham Small Arms (BSA-Shirley). Two factories were tasked with the production of the No. Unimpressive in stopping power during WWII and Korea), the British took a moreĭirect route and simply downsized the standard service rifle. ![]() Than developing an intermediate powered arm (the U.S. ![]() Individual weapon for urban or dense tropical combat conditions in WWII. military’s current wholesaleĪdoption of the M4 Carbine and the British developing a shorter and lighter In many ways, parallels can be drawn between the U.S. With its heavier, free-floated,Ģ5.3” barrel and fine sights, it provided sterling service in open countryĬonflicts such as North Africa and parts of Western Europe. III* had been to the original SMLE of 1907. It was a further simplification and cut down onīoth material costs and machine time in its construction, much as the No. ![]() Version of the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield rifle that served the Empire so well The British Army had adopted the Rifle, No.
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