Blog

Welcome to in the present day’s Photograph of the Day! The Charger-Loading Lee-Enfield (CLLE) Mark I* was a bolt-action British battle rifle tailored in 1907-1914 from the sooner Journal Lee-Enfield and Lee-Metford rifles. It was transformed to make use of 10-round charger clips for sooner reloading. Moreover including a charger information, the updates included new adjustable entrance and rear sights and different components just like the journal to carry the rifle as much as Mk VI ammunition requirements. With these modifications, the out of date Lengthy Lee rifles may function secondary weapons in WWI and even into WWII. The CLLE’s use of stripper clips made it sooner to reload than earlier Lee-Enfields whereas retaining the fast-cycling bolt motion that enabled a excessive price of correct rifle fireplace. Regardless of being tailored from dated rifles, the dependable and rapid-firing CLLE remained a viable fight arm by way of two world wars.

“Manufactured on the flip of the century. Blade entrance and folding rear sights, with an entire dial/peep kind volley sight on the left aspect of the inventory, and “E” (Enfield-pattern rifling) on the chamber. The correct aspect of the socket is marked with the Queen Victoria cipher over “ENFIELD/1899/L.E/I.”, and the left “V.S.M./1909/CLLE/1*”, indicating revision to the charger loading Lee-Enfield customary. Easy inventory with “I./1″ stamped on the correct aspect under a round Battle Division stamp and a brass buttplate.”

Lot 2656: Enfield MLE #1 MkI/CLLE 1* Rifle – Enfield Journal Lee-Enfield No.1 Mark I Bolt Motion Rifle. (n.d.-b). Rock Island Public sale Firm. {photograph}. Retrieved January 15, 2024, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/75/2656/enfield-mle-1-mkiclle-1-rifle.