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Lee-Enfield L39A1

IN BUILD PAGE

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This rifle illustrated on this page was manufactured at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, in ???? and carries serial number A184. It has a half-stocked fore-end, and is fitted with the Enfield hammer-forged heavy target barrel that was also used on the L42A1 7.62 calibre sniper rifle. These rifles were built on the No.4 Mk2 action.

The rifles were usually fitted with the receiver-mounted Parker-Hale 'PH5C' (or later) target sight, and the Parker-Hale FS22B tunnel foresight.

The L39A1 was preceded by a small series of similarly converted target rifles in the range A20 to A115, all dated for 1969 and engraved on the left side of the receiver as "No.4 7.62mm CONV". These were alloted to the Army Rifle Association on the 11th. November of that year.

Initially the .303CF magazine was retained and just used as a loading platform. Those rifles assembled subsequent to serial no. A100 had the magazine well and trigger-guard machined for the fitment of the 7.62mm Sterling type magazine.

The rifles later afforded the nomenclature L39A1 commenced with serial number A167

Temporarily showing the Lee-Enfield L42A1 sniper rifle that followed on from the 7.62 converted rifles and the L39A1 target rifle.

The detail and imagery for the L39A1 rifle will follow shortly (Nov. 2025)

 

......... and the drawing for the Ainley High Velocity Armour Piercing rifle