{"id":55612,"date":"2020-06-28T02:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=55612"},"modified":"2020-12-27T10:18:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T15:18:07","slug":"british-1942-prototype-simplified-enfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/06\/28\/british-1942-prototype-simplified-enfield\/","title":{"rendered":"British 1942 Prototype Simplified&#8230;Enfield?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrCCJsI2RiQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 18 Nov 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FrCCJsI2RiQ&#038;event=video_description&#038;redir_token=Cjfyc3Meat2R-D6peByvIhQPHc18MTU4NDA0ODkzOEAxNTgzOTYyNTM4&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forgottenweapons.com%2Fbritish-1942-prototype-simplified-enfield%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/brit&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FrCCJsI2RiQ&#038;event=video_description&#038;redir_token=Cjfyc3Meat2R-D6peByvIhQPHc18MTU4NDA0ODkzOEAxNTgzOTYyNTM4&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1942, the British government instituted a development program to design a new simplified rifle to replace the No4 MkI Lee Enfield. The CSAD (Central Small Arms Department) came up with a design using a quite simple receiver machined form a small steel billet. It was a rifle wholly distinct form the Enfield, although both were chambered for the .303 British cartridge. The simplified rifle used a front-locking bolt, a simplified cocking piece, and had a magazine holding just 6 rounds. The sights were a simple 300\/600 yard rear aperture, and a crude spike bayonet could be fitted either forward for use or rearward for storage. <\/p>\n<p>The project never got as far as serial production, or even field trials as far as I can tell, and only a handful of prototypes were made.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield--480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-58199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield--480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield--853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield--150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-28-British-1942-Prototype-Simplified\u2026Enfield-.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 18 Nov 2018 https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/brit&#8230; http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; In 1942, the British government instituted a development program to design a new simplified rifle to replace the No4 MkI Lee Enfield. 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