The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III Rifle. The receiver is marked with the Lithgow Small Arms manufacturer trade mark shield over 1914. The knox form and butt are stamped with 2MD over 31648. The rifle is complete with a webbing sling.
The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) was the main battle rifle of the Australian Army for the First and Second World War and also the Korean War. The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force also used the rifle. Australian forces used both Australian made SMLE and British manufactured rifles. The SMLE was replaced by the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) in the late 1950's.
This particular rifle was issued to the Second Military District (New South Wales) after it was constructed in 1914, evidenced by their stamping of '2MD' into the wooden butt of the rifle.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III Rifle. The receiver is marked with the Lithgow Small Arms manufacturer trade mark shield over 1914. The knox form and butt are stamped with 2MD over 31648. The r
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III bolt action rifle. Receiver marked Lithgow 1914 under the bolt arm with 2MD over 542 and the serial number on the breech. The butt is stamped CMF/2MD/3630 with 5
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III bolt action rifle. Receiver marked Lithgow 1914 under the bolt arm with 2MD over 542 and the serial number on the breech. The butt is stamped CMF/2MD/3630 with 5
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III bolt action rifle. Receiver marked Lithgow 1914 under the bolt arm with 2MD over 32206 and the serial number on the breech. The butt is stamped CMD/2MD/32206 wit
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III bolt action rifle. Receiver marked Lithgow 1916 under the bolt arm with 2MD over 44562 and the serial number on the breech. The butt is stamped MP/2MD/9168 with
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III bolt action rifle. Receiver marked Lithgow 1914 under the bolt arm with 2MD over 542 and the serial number on the breech. The butt is stamped CMF/2MD/3630 with 5