Lee Enfield Rifle DVD

The history of the rifle that was the standard infantry weapon for The British Army in two world wars and beyond. This unique specialist DVD gives a fascinating insight into the bolt action rifle that was one of the finest battle weapons ever produced. Reliable robust and providing a 10-shot magazine when most of its European contemporaries could only provide five the rifle was first produced in 1865 and was used by various armies right up until the first Gulf War. The DVD features Martin Farnan Director of Shooting with the National Rifle Association and well known... rifle expert John Hutchins and has been made in full consultation with the National Rifle Association and with Peter Laidler of the Infantry Weapons Collection HQ Land Warfare Centre Warminster. In addition to the history of the rifle there are scenes that have never or very rarely been seen before. Featuring the deLisle carbine in action: firing the No.4 comparing the SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) and Mauser 98 and grenade launchers and bayonets. Experts fire and comment on the SMLE its predecessors and derivatives. [show more]

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