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1944 Lee Enfield No5 Jungle Carbine - Numbers Matching

1944 Lee Enfield No5 Jungle Carbine - Numbers Matching

Shirley

$1,399.00
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Unless stated otherwise, all used, antique and military surplus rifles are sold in as-is condition without any warranty. Upon request, we can arrange to have any firearm inspected and test-fired by a gunsmith for $40 plus cleaning charges. Otherwise, these firearms must be stripped and cleaned by the buyer prior to using the firearm. Military surplus rifles often have military (cosmoline) grease in the barrel and action which may cause improper operation if not cleaned prior to use.

Here is the nicest Jungle Carbine you may ever see, all matching. This rifle is a rare early production, all matching 1944 Jungle Carbine made at Shirley, which is near Birmingham, England. 

The British No. 5 Lee Enfield, most of the time nicknamed the “Jungle Carbine" (JC), has a somewhat similar action as found on the No.4 Enfield. However, the JC is shorter and has a different stock with a rubber buttstock pad and its barrel has a cone shaped conical flash eliminator. Unlike a No. 4 series Lee Enfield, the JC action has reductions in the heft of the receiver and bolt to lighten the weight of the carbine. A Jungle Carbine weighs approximately 7 pounds 1 once, in contrast a full size No. 4 Lee Enfield British rifle weighs approximately 8 pounds 11 ounces. The Jungle Carbine was in production between 1944 and 1947 and manufactured at two factories: ROF, Fazakerley (169,807), this is near Liverpool, England, and BSA, Shirley(81,329), which is near Birmingham, England. 

 

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