Quite well during the “Malayan Emergency” of 1948-1960, a post-war conflict 5 saw much use in Holland during the abortiveīattle of Arnhem, as well as on the Pacific islands. Has it that it was designed primarily for airborne use, rather than the SEĪsian jungles, and indeed the No. Some issues related to its construction techniques, as well as the increased Originally meant to be a standard-issue replacement for the No. Of production from March 1944 through December 1947. Fazakerley builtĪpproximately 170,000 of them, while BSA built about 87,000 in the three years 5, the Royal Ordnance Factoryįazakerley, Liverpool and Birmingham Small Arms (BSA-Shirley).
Two factories were tasked with the production of the No. Unimpressive in stopping power during WWII and Korea), the British took a moreĭirect route and simply downsized the standard service rifle. Than developing an intermediate powered arm (the U.S. Individual weapon for urban or dense tropical combat conditions in WWII. military’s current wholesaleĪdoption of the M4 Carbine and the British developing a shorter and lighter In many ways, parallels can be drawn between the U.S. With its heavier, free-floated,Ģ5.3” barrel and fine sights, it provided sterling service in open countryĬonflicts such as North Africa and parts of Western Europe. III* had been to the original SMLE of 1907. It was a further simplification and cut down onīoth material costs and machine time in its construction, much as the No. Version of the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield rifle that served the Empire so well The British Army had adopted the Rifle, No.
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