The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.V Rifle

The No.1 Mk.V was effectively an interim development rifle betwixt the No.1 Mk.III rifle variants

and the No.1 Mk.VI rifle, which latter model became the Rifle No.4 Mk.I

The rifle embodied the first employment on a Lee-Enfield rifle of a folding-leaf aperture sight.

Essentially a No.1 Mk.III* rifle, the action body was modified to accommodate a wide folding-leaf sight that incorporated,

in its folded down position, a battle aperture and, in its raised position,

a longer range adjustable height aperture for distances between 300 and 1300 yards.

 

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A significant part of the remit of this website is directed towards training rifles

converted from their equivalent parent service arms.

We have never been made aware of such as a complete .22RF training version of the No.1 Mk.V rifle, but that such an arm existed, even if only in prototyped form, is evidenced by the presence in the National Firearms Collection at the Leeds Royal Armouries of the part barrelled action of that very rifle type.

Object No. PR.13192 is not in the best of condition.

Imagery by courtesy of the Royal Armouries, joint copyright holders with www.rifleman.org.uk

 

Below: the '.22 No.2' type of bolthead with offset firing pin in the bolt-way.

 

The action is that of a 1922 Short Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.V.

The 'short' not referring to this particular rather heavily truncated barrel,

which was not a solid .22RF example,

but can be seen to have been sleeved along the lines of the Parker rifling system.

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The barrel reinforce and receiver ring have been profusely marked

over the years of the rifles varied life.

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The unique aperture rear-sight of the original No.1 Mk.V rifle has been unaltered.

See also: the Lee-Enfield No.6 prototype rifle converted from a No.1 Mk.V.