SMLE MKIII & SMLE MKIII*

Short Magazine Lee Enfield Mark III

The SMLE was a shortened and modernized version of the Lee Metford and Lee Enfield MLE. Its size was beneficial to the military providing one service rifle instead of a mixture of rifles and carbines.

It would serve Britain throughout both World Wars and for the commonwealth throughout the 20th century.


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