Gurkhas in action [I Love History]

@Byron8by7 Did the Lee Enfields not replace Lee Metfords around 1900?

@helensusanswift If so, then this picture, with your lee-enfields, would be Edwardian, post 1900.

@helensusanswift The Lee-Metford, a black powder weapon, was adopted in 1888; the Lee-Enfield, a smokeless powder weapon, was adopted in 1895.

@Byron8by7 So this picture could be late 19thc then. Thankyou, Byron. Its always good to hear from an expert.

@helensusanswift The cleaning rod was "removed" in 1899, but not every rifle may have been immediately replaced with the newer version. Lots of information on Wikipedia.

@helensusanswift From somewhere within a time window of a few to several years, yes.

@Byron8by7 that was very nice to know, my friend. Thanks for sharing. 😊👍

@helensusanswift My father had a later model Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1, manufactured at the Maltby arsenal in 1942. I regret to say that I sold it several years ago.

@Vivaci Certainly. An opportunity to honor my inner firearms enthusiast. Cheers.

@Byron8by7 I fired the number 4 at targets. Lovely rifle.

@Byron8by7 I'm impressed, man. Cheers! 👍😊

@helensusanswift Yes, I agree.

Among bolt action military rifles, it was said:

"The Germans had the best hunting rifle, the Mauser; the Americans had the best target rifle, the Springfield; and the British had the best battle rifle, the Enfield."

@Vivaci The serial number of my dad's Enfield is my password here. Truth, haha ...

@Byron8by7 Wow! That's precious...😌🤗

My dad used to ride an Enfield. 😇🏍️

@Vivaci My dad rode an Indian. Truth.

@Byron8by7 Awesome! 😍

@Vivaci Yes, it was.

@Byron8by7 I used to sit on the front tank as a kid and enjoy joy rides with my Dad. 😍

@Vivaci I never rode on it; my dad sold it when I was very young.

@Byron8by7 Mine too. He maintained it in perfect condition and used to spend hours polishing it...but gave it off real cheap to our milkman who lived in the countryside. My dad was a good man. 😇

@Vivaci My dad was an aircraft mechanic all his adult life, so every mechanical thing of ours was always well maintained. He could fix anything.

@Byron8by7 He had the brains! 😍👍 My grandfather was like that ...💗

@Vivaci When he passed in 2005, my twin sister (my only sibling) insisted that we put some of his tools in his coffin with him. She said, "He'll need them."

@Byron8by7 awww...🥺🌸🤗