It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the. 303 British cartridge manually from the top, either one round at a time or by means of five-round chargers. The Lee–Enfield was the standard issue weapon to rifle companies of the British Army, colonial armies (such as India and parts of Africa), and other Commonwealth nations in both the First and Second World Wars (such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada). Although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957, it remained in widespread British service until the early/mid-1960s and the 7.62 mm L42A1 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, notably with the Bangladesh Police, which makes it the second longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service, after the Mosin–Nagant (Mosin-Nagant receivers are used in the Finnish 7.62 Tkiv 85). Total production of all Lee–Enfields is estimated at over 17 million rifles. 12.1.1 Australian International Arms No.10 Special service Lee–Enfields: Commando and automatic models.9 Lee–Enfield conversions and training models.1.1 Models/marks of Lee–Enfield rifle and service periods.The Lee–Enfield takes its name from the (American) designer of the rifle's bolt system- James Paris Lee-and the factory in which it was designed-the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
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