Welcome to immediately’s Photo of the Day! During the early a part of World War Two, England was struggling for sources with the worry of German invasion. This is a British Enfield Prototype Light Rifle. These popped up in 1942 as an Enfield prototype for a simplified and lightened Enfield rifle. The receivers are completely different than a traditional Enfield receiver since they’ve a bit of additional steel and materials (appears humorous for a “light” rifle). they’ve some wood slats on the facet of the receiver for each appears in addition to consolation. These by no means actually took off largely as a result of by the point the event received actually going the warfare began turning within the Allies’ favor. Why make a brand new gun when manufacturing on the outdated ones goes properly they usually have been in want of them?
“This is a really uncommon instance of a British rifle produced in 1943/44 as a prototype substitute mild rifle. It is estimated that solely a handful have been truly produced with the British Ministry deciding to only retain the unique No 4 rifles. This design was developed by the C.S.A.D. (Central Small Arms Dept) which was principally the idea/design company for the British Ordnance/Government workplace. Once a requirement was established, the C.S.A.D. would develop the idea and produce a restricted quantity for analysis by the Enfield manufacturing unit, after which, if accepted, a bid proposal could be solicited type varied producers. In this case, the requirement was established as a light-weight rifle design when if truth be told (based mostly on this describer opinion) it’s truly extra of a wartime expedient product, an improved/redesigned No. 4 rifle meant to make manufacture of the rifle a lot simpler with a stronger and higher design than the outdated No 4. In this design, the rifle motion and barrel are nonetheless very strong and inflexible, and are chambered in the usual 303 British cartridge however are simpler to supply. The motion of the rifle is comprised of 4 completely different sections that have been welded collectively. It additionally includes a utterly new bolt, journal and inventory design. The receiver most likely began out as a sq. bar inventory or forging that was machined out for the bolt raceways. “
Lot 2626: World War Ii British Enfield Bolt Action Prototype Light – Rare World War Ii British Enfield Bolt Action Prototype Light Rifle. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/75/2626/world-war-ii-british-enfield-bolt-action-prototype-light.
