blade the theory behind this was that it gave a foot soldier sufficient reach to be able to bayonet a mounted soldier. The ‘sword’ bayonet fitted to the SMLE had a formidable 17in.
303 calibre round it weighed 8.62lbs was 44 ½ in. The British Army had the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III Rifle more commonly known as the SMLE it was the standard infantry rifle in the First World War and would be for much of the Second World War.Ī bolt action weapon that fired a. In terms of weaponry, by 1914 all European armies had a magazine-fed bolt action rifle.
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