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carbine, bolt action, Lee Enfield, .303 in Mk I commercial , carbine, bolt action

Accession Number

NAM.1993-07-68-1

Description

Lee Enfield cavalry .303 in carbine Mk I, commercial proofs. London Small Arms Company; marked to W Lyle, Royal Fusiliers. Westley Richards and Company Limited patent bolt head. With ramrod and attached magazine.

Units

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), (1881-1967)

People

W Lyle

London Small Arms Company Limited

Westley Richards and Company Limited

Dimensions

Length: 102 cm Text: 18 cm Text: .303 in

Inscriptions

Receiver: ‘W.LYLE/ ROYAL FUSILIERS’ ‘WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT BOLT HEAD’ ‘PATENT 19145/ 90’ Knox form: ‘LEE SPEED/ PATENTS’ ‘2039’ ‘[crown]/ V’ Barrel: ‘1486’ ‘E’ ‘WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO LONDON’ ‘NITRO PROVED’ ‘[crown]/ P’ ‘[crown]/ V’ ‘[illegible marks]’ Trigger guard band: ‘LSA CO LD/ LE/ I’ Bolt: ‘1486’