The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 Mk I Rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1944. This rifle is similar to the British SMLE No 5 'jungle carbine' with a muzzle flash eliminator but has a leaf back sight with protector 'ears' bolted to each side of the sight bed. The butt is stamped MA 4/45 and has a hinged rubber kick plate. The fore-end has four thin finger grooves on each side of about 150 mm in length and the top hand guard three on each side of about 150 mm in length.
Approximately 50 of these rifles with the rubber butt plate were produced for trials purposes by the Australian Army.
Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 Mk I Rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1944. This rifle is similar to the British SMLE No 5 'jungle carbine' with a muzzle flash eliminator b
Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 Mk I/I rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1945. This rifle is similar to the British SMLE No 5 'jungle carbine' with a muzzle flash eliminator
Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 Mk I/I rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1945. This rifle is similar to the British SMLE No 5 'jungle carbine' with a muzzle flash eliminator
Prototype Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 Rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1944. There are no markings on the butt, fore-end or bolt apart from proof stamps on the knox form. The fore-e
Experimental Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 6 rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. 1942. Butt, fore-end, knox form, bolt and trigger guard stamped 4. This rifle is similar in appearance to the Br
Lee-Enfield No I Mk III* experimental shortened and lightened rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1944. Butt stamped MA 1944. The rifle has been shortened in the fore-end and barrel from t
