Savage No4 mk1 303 Britis

Nice rifle - these were made by Savage for the British under the lend lease act just prior to WWII - nice bore - no stock cracks - e mail for addition pictures or with questions.

  Lee-Enfield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Jump to: navigation, searchShort Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I, II and III (SMLE Mk III, aka Rifle, No. 1 Mk III) TypeBolt-action riflePlace of origin  United KingdomService historyIn service1895-presentUsed byAustralia Canada India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Thailand United Kingdom & Crown ColoniesWarsFirst Boer War Second Boer War World War I Irish War of Independence World War II Korean War Suez Crisis Falklands War Northern Ireland Mau Mau Uprising Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistan Wars Soviet war in Afghanistan and numerous other conflicts.Production historyDesignerJames Paris Lee, RSAF EnfieldProduced1907-Number builtover 17,000,000[1]VariantsSMLE Mk III*, (HT) Telescopic Sighted Sniper Rifle, Mk III* Grenade-Launching RifleSpecificationsWeight~4 kg (8.8 lb) depending on wood densityLength1,130 mm (44.5 in)Barrel length635 mm (25 in)Cartridge.303 Mk VII SAA BallActionBolt-actionMuzzle velocity744 m/s (2,441 ft/s)Effective range550 yd (503 m)[2]Maximum range2,000 yd (1,829 m)Feed system10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clipsSightsSliding ramp rear sights, Fixed-post front sights, "Dial" long-range volley sights

The Lee-Enfieldbolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire/Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.[3][4] The Lee-Enfield used the .303 Britishcartridge and in Australia, the rifle was so well-known, that it became synonymous with the term "303". It was also used by the military forces of Canada, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa, among others.

A redesign of the Lee-Metford, which had been adopted by the British Army in 1888, the Lee-Enfield remained in widespread British service until well into the early 1960s and the 7.62 mm L42 sniper variant remained in service until the 1990s. As a standard-issue infantry rifle, it is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealth nations.[5]

The Lee-Enfield featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded manually from the top, either one round at a time, or by means of five-round chargers. The Lee-Enfield superseded the earlier Martini-Henry, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Metford rifles, and although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957, it continues to see official service in a number of British Commonwealth nations to the present daynotably with the Indian Policeand is the longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service.[6]

Total production of all Lee-Enfields is estimated at over 17 million rifles,[1] making it one of the most numerous military bolt-action rifles ever producedsecond only to the Russian Mosin-Nagant M91/30, which was itself a contemporary design.