Lee-Enfield Rifle Mk III

Production date
1916
Description
Mk111, short magazine Lee-Enfield rifle Mk111 (Rifle No1 Mk111), .303 inch calibre, Magazine & Webb Sling.
Barrel length 790mm
Overall length 1134mm
Weight 4kg

Loading method: magazine (10 shot) breech loading, ignition system: bolt action
Place/date of origin: UK [1916]
Usage: military
Event/Place: World War I
Event date: 1914-18
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Object detail

Production date

1916

Media/Materials

Lee-Enfield Mk III rifle

Measurements

Barrel length 790mm
Overall length 1134mm

Production place

England

Collection

Social History

Department collection type

Social History

Credit line

Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Accession number

1968/236/1

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Object type

Firearm Weapon Antique

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