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The Mk I Lee-Metford: The Manual Exercise - PART TWO - c.1896
We take a look at the drill associated with carrying the Lee-Metofrd in the late 1890s
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The Mk I Lee Metford: The Firing Exercise
The drills taught for firing the Lee-Metford in the 1890s
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The No 4, Mk I* Lee-Enfield: Introduction
An introduction to the No 4 Rilfe
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The No1, Mk III*, Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of 1914 - PART THREE "C"-
All the beans. In Part 3C of teh Musketry of 1914 series, it was in these practices that the British soldier earned his shooting status and his extra pay.
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The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of 1914 - PART FOUR "B"
In this last part in the Muskletry of 1914 Series we discuss the myth of the Mad Minute
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"The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of 1914 - PART FOUR "A"
In Part 4A of the Musketry of 1914 Series, we look at some of the historical examples of unlimited rapid shooting and place them in the context of normal military shooting of the era.
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The Mk III* SMLE and the Mk III Ross: Firepower Compared -Part ONE-
An comparison of the Mk III* SMLE and the weapon it replaced in Canadaian service, the Mk III Ross
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The No 1 Mk III* and No 4, MK I*: Musketry of WWII - Field Firing
A look at field firing as practiced during the Second World War
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The Mk III Ross: Introduction
An introduction to the Mk III Ross Rifle
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The Mk I Lee Metford and the Mk III* SMLE: From Boer War to Great War - Firepower Compared
This episode features the Lee-Metford and the SMLE
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The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of WWII - 1939 Rifle Course (War)
Here, we examine the early War rifle qualificaition.
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The Mk I Lee-Metford and Mk III* SMLE: From Boer War to Great War - A Chat with Bloke on the Range
Mike and Rob discuss some of the main points with regards to the British Army coming out of the Boer War...
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The Mk I Lee-Metford: The Manual Exercise - PART ONE c. 1892
We take a look at the drill associated with carrying the Lee-Metofrd in the early 1890s
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The No1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (SMLE): Rifle Exercises c. 1914
The drill associated with carrying the SMLE in the Great War era
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The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Introduction
An intorduction to the Short Magazine Lee Enfield
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The No 1, Mk III* and the No4, Mk I*: CQB Shooting of World War Two -PART TWO-
Rob and Mike talk about and shoot some Cloase Quarter Battle Practices from the late war period
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Charger Loading Lee-Enfield Mk.1* (CLLE, An Upgraded Long Lee For The Yeomanry)
Once the regular army had upgraded to the charger loaded SMLE Mk.1 and Mk.3, how did the part-time Yeomanry (the Territorials, forerunner of the modern Territorial Army) get a cost-effective upgrade? The simple answer is that earlier patterns of Long Lee Metfords and Lee Enfields were given an up...
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Rheinmetall Volkssturm Carbine
In this episode Matt takes a look at a Volkssturm Carbine designed by Rheinmetall. Developed at the very end of the war, the carbine was part of the Primitive Waffen program which was intended to arm the Volkssturm (a militia unit). Matt discusses the history of the Volkssturm and explains how th...
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M1903 and Maxim Silencer
In this episode Matt takes a look at a very rare Model 1910 Maxim Silencer, even more rare as it is mounted on a M1903 Springfield. Developed by Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Hiram S. Maxim, in the early 1900s, the early Maxim suppressors were a commercial success but Maxim also sought military contr...
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British Pattern 1914 Cutaway
This short video is a bonus, filmed while we were opening one of the cases at the Cody Firearms Museum to examine another firearm (that video is coming soon) I noticed a sectioned British Pattern 14 rifle, made by Winchester for the British government during the First World War. It was too good a...
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The Curtis Rifle - The World's First Repeating Bullpup
In this very special episode Matt examines what is probably the first repeating bullpup rifle - the Curtis. Designed by a British inventor, William Joseph Curtis, in 1866 it predates all other known bullpups. The design never left prototype stage but gain notoriety in 1895 when it was used by the...
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Rifle No.4 Cutaway
We've covered a few factory and instructional cutways in the past and I personally love nothing more than a good cutaway so I always try and film any I get the chance to look at. This episode we're taking a look at a cutaway Lee-Enfield Rifle No.4. Check out the accompanying blog for this video h...
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Cut-Down SMLE - WW1 Tunneler's Gun
The myths surrounding the use of cut down Lee-Enfield during WW1 are fascinating. I recently had the chance to take a look at an example of a cut down SMLE, which differed slightly in that it still had its stock - which I think makes it a more practical weapon than a truly cut down rifle. In this...
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Remington .303 M1903 Prototype
In this episode we take a look at an extremely rare rifle. A M1903 Springfield chambered in British .303 and adapted to mimic the Lee-Enfield Rifle No.4. Developed in late 1940 to provide the British with desperately needed rifles the project was eventually abandoned and only a handful of prototy...