Lee-Enfield rifle series

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during World War Two, however, it was supplemented heavily with the older Lee Enfield No.1 MK.III. In service between 1941–Present

Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine - .303 British. This is not a chopped down No. 4 conversion (like many jungle carbines are) but an original No.5

SMLE Mk.III* / Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. The most common World War One rifle, in service between 1907–Present Day

Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk.I - .303 British. In service between 1904–1926

The Lee-Enfield series of bolt-action rifles and carbines saw extensive service with the armed forces of Great Britain 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. In 2008, nations like India, Pakistan, and Canada still use the Lee-Enfield rifle as a standard issue rifle to police forces and to reserve military units. One example of the Lee-Enfield still being used by reserve military forces is the Canadian Rangers with the Rangers still using the Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle as their standard-issue rifle.

The Lee-Enfield rifle saw extensive use in many military conflicts during the late 19th century to the present day (easily outstripping 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 during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan during the 1970s and 1980s and the rifle is still seeing use in the hands of enemy combatants in both Iraq and Afghanistan against US and Allied military forces in the early 21st century. The Lee-Enfield has also seen extensive use in the hands of insurgents and warring factions in nations like Nepal (where both Nepalese Government forces and Maoist guerrillas used the Lee-Enfield rifle) and the Solomon Islands (where many of the warring factions were seen armed with Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles stolen from military and police armories).

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