British SMLE 303 Bolt Action Rifle- Deactivated (product code DFA005)

This is a deactivated British SMLE 303 Bolt Action Rifle . It was manufactured as a fully functioning firearm but has subsequently been deactivated and rendered beyond practical use. All of our deactivated firearms have been submitted to the London or Birmingham proof house for testing and certification to confirm the deactivation and that the firearms is no longer capable of discharging any projectile.

All of our deactivated firearms are available for hire for Film, TV and Theatrical performance.

Please refer to our standard terms and conditions of hire, or contact our office for further information.

Description

The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empireand Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army‘s standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. The WWI versions are often referred to as the “SMLE”, which is short for the common “Short Magazine Lee-Enfield” variant.

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