Long Lee-Enfield 1895 magazine bolt-action rifle .303

posted 09 November 2021, 1:33 am
01. Original name Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (Mark 1)  
02. Other official names   
03. Popular names Long Lee-Enfield, Long Tom  
04. Chamberings .303 British aka 7.7×56mmR, Cordite  
05. Designed by Action & magazine by James Paris Lee, barrel by RSAF Enfield  
06. Design date 1895  
07. In service date(s) 1895 – 1902  
08. Adopted by British Army & Navy, British Colonies and Dependencies  
09. Production quantities 317,00 Mark 1 & 600,000 Mark 1*  
10. Mechanism Bolt-action, rear locking, 10 round double row magazine  
11. Weight 9lb 4oz / 4.12kg  
12. Mountings Sword bayonet pattern 1888  
13. Practicality in action Slick bolt action but no provision for charger loading  
14. Comments / Other information Square shouldered rifling designed to resist erosion by Cordite