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This is an old rifle belonging to my son. I thought some might be interested in a little bit of Australian hisrory. More information can be found here [link]It is a short magazine Lee- Enfield 303 rifle (SMLE)
Various models used through WW1 & WW2
This particular rifle was Australian made at Lithgow in 1942.
Although the date on the stock is 1947, this is just an armoury marking.
It was in service until the mid fifties.
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My grandfather used the Jungle Carbine version . He raved about it.
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i love the enfields,but you cant beat a mauser bolt
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Very clean ,well keep firearm
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At first i thought this was a Mosin Nagant but at closer look I can see it's not ^^
They share some similarities, although almost all rifles did back then.
My dad owns a Mauser 98k from WWII that he got when he was in the HomeGuard
Nice Rifle
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Looks a lot like the mosin XD, enfeild mosin and mauser are my favorites
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naa! what a pretty rifle! the thumbnail misled me, though, i thought it was a Mosin at first
very nice pictures, though, i like it
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Beautiful Enfield. And made in Australia? That's awsome.
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Yes my son told me it was made in Australia.
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That's cool. I've been wanting to put together a collection of military arms of WWII and have been looking at the different Enfield rifles.
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Nice I noticed that bolt action rifle before I read your description. I'm kinda a history nut lol.
I really like the carving on the stock to, gives it character.
I like how you spaced the images, the pictures are all nicely taken to. They are pretty powerful images.
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Pleased that you like it. As soon as I saw it I knew it would make an interesting collage.
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I would never think to photograph something like this. Very cool.
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I've learnt that you can take photos of almost anything if you have a creative mind, and I hop I have.
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Hmm Australian Lee-Enfield? awesome....I thought Australia used US rifle? (M1 Garand). Oh wait, it was produced in 1947, after WWII
anyway, it's amazing!
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Thank you very much for your comment.
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Get that out sometime, I hear the SMLE is a real joy to shoot.
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I don't shoot guns, I leave that to my son. I just shoot with a camera.
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I own three Enfields myself, so I was immediately drawn to this picture. Very lovely!
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nice set of pictures.... <3 the Lee Enfield. I have a No.3 myself.
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Thank you very much. I enjoyed making this collage
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i must say that this is a very good gun (yours?). my dad has one just like it and i have had a go at firing it and it's awesome. the lighting is great and the way you put the shots together make it look almost modern
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Thank you very much for your comment. This gun belongs to my son.
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yeah i was so excited to see it i didn't even finish reading your comment. i felt very foolish looking back at it.and thank you too for your comment
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I have one of these! Nice guns. check out my latest pic, It's from my .45-70 at 100 yards once I dialed the scope in.
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What a stunning rifle.
Beautiful layout of each shot, and how the lighting effects the shine and light on the wood.
Amazing really.
I suppose it would be great to fire one of these, no?
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Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment and 
I don't think that the rifle is in working order
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No problem.
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It was very interesting to photograph
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This makes an excellent collage, really like this - it just seems to fit together so well
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