Lee-Enfield rifle series

The Lee-Enfield series of bolt-action rifles and carbines saw extensive service with the armed forces of Great Britian and the nations, colonies, and dominion states of the British Empire and the later British Commonwealth from 1895 until the rifles were replaced from frontline military service by the British version of the FN FAL rifle, the L1A1 Self Loading Rifle; in 1957. Despite being removed frontline service in 1957, the Lee-Enfield saw extensive use as a secondary infantry rifle with reserve forces as well as use as a sniper rifle by the British military.

The Lee-Enfield rifle saw extensive use in many military conflicts during the late 19th century to the present day (easily outsripping the length of service the Mosin-Nagant rifle has achieved) with Lee-Enfields being used in conflicts like the Second Boer War, the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and the Mau Mau Uprising. The Lee-Enfield was also extensively used by the Mudjahideen duirng the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan during the 1970s and 1980s and is still seeing use in the hands of insurgents in both Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 21st century.

The Lee-Enfield rifle can be seen in the following movies and video games: