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==Additional Lee Enfield information.== | ==Additional Lee Enfield information.== | ||
| − | At least some of the rifles used in the film were actually SMLE Mk.I No. III's that had the front furniture altered to resemble Mk. Is. They used the early ones with the magazine cut-offs and replaced the bolts with the No. Is. I know this from having the opportunity to buy one at a gun show after the film was made. There were 4 up for sale. If you look at the shot of the Firing Squad you will notice that the barrels are somewhat shorter. The No. I rifle was about 3 ins. longer than the No. III. 110.175.208.235 | + | At least some of the rifles used in the film were actually SMLE Mk.I No. III's that had the front furniture altered to resemble Mk. Is. They used the early ones with the magazine cut-offs and replaced the bolts with the No. Is. I know this from having the opportunity to buy one at a gun show after the film was made. There were 4 up for sale. If you look at the shot of the Firing Squad you will notice that the barrels are somewhat shorter. The No. I rifle was about 3 ins. longer than the No. III. [[110.175.208.235]] |
Revision as of 13:58, 23 September 2010
Boer Commandos
A famous photo of Boer Commandos who have accepted the British amnesty and come in from the hills. Notice the front two Boers are carrying Lee Enfield rifles. It appears that the Boer in the back still has his Mauser rifle. By the end of the war most of the Boers were using captured British weapons.
The real Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Edward Woodward as Breaker Morant.
Additional Lee Enfield information.
At least some of the rifles used in the film were actually SMLE Mk.I No. III's that had the front furniture altered to resemble Mk. Is. They used the early ones with the magazine cut-offs and replaced the bolts with the No. Is. I know this from having the opportunity to buy one at a gun show after the film was made. There were 4 up for sale. If you look at the shot of the Firing Squad you will notice that the barrels are somewhat shorter. The No. I rifle was about 3 ins. longer than the No. III. 110.175.208.235