Article: 1896 Mk1 MLE (Magazine Lee-Enfield) Long Lee

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[folkie johnson]

HI looks like mine the one I have,it has the volley sight,no dust cover,no clearing rod,has military markings m&d on the but,I suspect that the Yukon field force was stationed at Dawson ciy during the Gold rush.

[Seaforth72]

I have a Long Lee Enfield (Lee-Enfield Mark I) from 1896, a Mk. I (not Mk. I*) which has the cleaning/clearing rod hole. The rods were ordered removed according to Skennerton. Mine is issue marked on the top flat of the butt plate:
88.V.F
39
= 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) 39th weapon. They exisited in Victoria, BC from 1912 to 1920 when they merged with the 50th Gordons to form one of my old regiments, The Canadian Scottish.
Mine has the M&D marking on the butt above the garter belt.

Full military, all matching serial numbers. Complete with volley sights and dust cover. Missing only minor non-essentials i.e. sling, bayonet, oil bottle and pull through. No cleaning (renamed "clearing") rod as they were ordered removed by the British authorities.

This one had come from the collection my brother-in-law, the late Dr. Gerry Hicks (R.C.A.F. Reserve) whom I never met, so sadly I do not know where he got it from.

Colin

[totoinoz]

I have a Long Lee Enfield (Lee-Enfield Mark I) from 1896, a Mk. I (not Mk. I*) which has the cleaning/clearing rod hole. The rods were ordered removed according to Skennerton. Mine is issue marked on the top flat of the butt plate:
88.V.F
39
= 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) 39th weapon. They exisited in Victoria, BC from 1912 to 1920 when they merged with the 50th Gordons to form one of my old regiments, The Canadian Scottish.
Mine has the M&D marking on the butt above the garter belt.

Full military, all matching serial numbers. Complete with volley sights and dust cover. Missing only minor non-essentials i.e. sling, bayonet, oil bottle and pull through. No cleaning (renamed "clearing") rod as they were ordered removed by the British authorities.

This one had come from the collection my brother-in-law, the late Dr. Gerry Hicks (R.C.A.F. Reserve) whom I never met, so sadly I do not know where he got it from.

Colin

I have the same stamp on my butt plate, 88vf but a 334 instead of a 39, guess they fought together huh

[harlton]

Hi, Some interesting comments, I have a LSA 1896 LE1, All the same markings. M&D, LSA, LONDON, roundel with 1 above another 1 on the Butt, The buttplate is marked with 48/137 and sold as an ex blackwatch rifle.
From what I can find out, the scottish contingent got banded together in the boer War. It would be great if someone out there could clarify this a little as my great, great uncle served with them and at some point made sargent, also a piper, but he is listed as being in the seaforth's and I'm not sure if he started in England and then transferred out here or he left the UK and then re-enlisted.
He served with my grandfather in the CEF, they both had the same name and were both sergeants and one digit apart in their serial #'s. Any info would be appreciated, as I know very little.
Thanks Ian

[tentalous]

Hi All
I have a nice Lee Enfield Mk1* MADE BY L.S.A. Co. Ltd.
It has little markings other than a few proof marks and inspectors stamps.
I believe it was a private purchase rifle bought by someone of importance here in Northern Ireland during the Home Rule Crisis of 1912 https://plus.google.com/photos/111901139611480077553/albums/5955074141046714977?banner=pwa&authkey=CL-D--3f4LKWwAEhttps://lh6.googleusercontent.com/WxRkkx_fZUgUWzpVqJFmGW2Lt1VUa6trbiTINEvJZw=w309-h207-p-no

[harlton]

Hi all,
My understanding is , maybe was.... that the LSA made Rifle's were the best quality items made, hence so few produced. Yet they seem to be the majority of the surviving rifles we have here, with the next biggest group, being BSA's and none to shabby. Though I have noticed from my own examples, that tolerances are tighter, and that's the case on all the examples I have.

[Big Brad]

hey guys i have a Magazine Lee Enfield 1 LSA 1896 as well, serial number 252. i was wondering if there are lower s/n than that out there.

[cautionflamable]

I have some questions about chamber safety.

I have a mk1 L.E.C and the extractor has worn a divot on the chamber. Does anyone know if something like this should be repaired before firing?
I can figure out how to post pictures later if people need them.