The .303 Lee-Enfield was a very deadly rifle because it had a 7.7×56 mm rimmed cartridge, sure-shot killing at least at a ...

A woman who worked for "Churchill's secret army" and a Normandy veteran were among the latest World War Two forces personnel to sign a history enthusiast's Lee-Enfield rifle. Jay Hawkins ...

"People wouldn't have the lives they have today without them." Jay Hawkins/Lee-Enfield Rifle Project Mr Hay, who lives in London, described how the US forces deloused him and gave him a new ...

The Mauser was an effective weapon, although technically obsolete, firing a larger bullet than the British Lee-Enfield. However, for the volunteers many of whom had never fired the rifle before ...

Defence Watch continues to receive email from readers inquiring about the status of the program to replace the Lee Enfield rifles being used by the Canadian Rangers. This advertisement has not ...

Indian soldier: We had travelled by boat from India to Southern France. We were given our weapons, Lee-Enfield rifles, that were standard for the British army, but we were unfamiliar with them.

The socio-historian will explore how 3 different guns have changed history and society at the Assembly Rooms next November ...

To mark Remembrance Day, rugby league historian David Middleton pays tribute to the first Kangaroo, Frank Cheadle, who served ...

The Mauser was an effective weapon, although technically obsolete, firing a larger bullet than the British Lee-Enfield. However, for the volunteers many of whom had never fired the rifle before ...

Recently he met Joyce Wilding, who was the first Special Operations Executive (SOE) veteran to have signed the rifle. SOE has been nicknamed Winston Churchill's secret army, after he ordered the ...