{"id":63018,"date":"2021-05-18T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=63018"},"modified":"2021-05-17T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:48:55","slug":"smle-mki-the-updated-early-lee-enfields-and-irish-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/05\/18\/smle-mki-the-updated-early-lee-enfields-and-irish-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"SMLE MkI***: The Updated Early Lee Enfields (and Irish Examples!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72j36oCeD6c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 Feb 2021<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\u200b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEl4VzM0cWdWWWdzUWhmNEhUc05tZ0ZmQVhuZ3xBQ3Jtc0trMVpzMnpDSmVOdlBUek1neWh2ZVBzVFlxUzUtRFdHeV9LZ3ktRzJya1NSNHQ3ZUt0MUc2U2RDeWdFVnFFTkxGQmlkOERYb1g3UDhzRUpUR0xEY1RzbkRudmNCb0hySVJJNzl3UlA4TXVlYTNVMnhkZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons%2Fhome\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/Fo&#8230;\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1NYVzAyTHFIekFQd3hJQTh4QjFsSG12UUVVZ3xBQ3Jtc0trOGVqLVdEbkd4X08tOVM1SDVCRXJqX05BY2xBS1k3TVktUDNUdUkwNEF5WWJsVzhhc0ZqY1ExRWtscmc0dDVmLXdOamJnQVJyWU1uUWppcy0tcFVSdUZoN3hqMXllUGpob3ZRUnVoYnNFMnRSUkhZYw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the British adopted a new high-velocity spitzer bullet for the .303 cartridge, they had to update their rifles to use it. Specifically, the sights had to be recalibrated for the flatter trajectory of the new MkVII ammunition. In addition, the sight picture was changed from a barleycorn front and V-notch rear to the more precise square front post and rear U-notch. <\/p>\n<p>These rifles are quite scarce, but several thousand were brought into the US in the early 1960s as surplus from Ireland. These Irish examples all had new serial numbers applied when the were sent to Ireland by the British in the 1920s, and they are in two different batches (one in MkI*** configuration, and one with the MkIII rear sight). We will take a look at both patterns today as well, so you can see the difference between the much more available Irish type and the pure British version.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. 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