SOLD - BritishNo 5 Mk 1 Jungle Carbine

Description

5/4/22 - The Lee-Enfield No.5 Mk 1 gained its nickname, “Jungle Carbine,” from British troops who used the weapon in the Pacific Theater, but the name was never officially used by the military. The Jungle Carbine is a lighter, shorter variation of the No. 4 Mk I and was designed for use by British airborne forces. It is easily identifiable by the prominent flash hider that was designed to compensate for the increased flash that came with the shorter barrel. The rifle was only produced from 1944-1947 as it was ultimately seen as a flawed gun because it had a large recoil due to the short barrel and soldiers complained it had a “wandering zero.” Only about 250,000 of these rifles were produced. This particular Jungle Carbine was produced in September of 1946 by ROF Fazakerley. It is all matching (including the stock) except for the bolt, which is mismatched. No import marks. Overall, the gun is in very nice condition, but there is light scratchy wear on most of the metal parts and some minor thinning on the barrel. The stock is nice but has minor dings and bruises throughout. Comes with a period-correct canvas sling. The bore has decent rifling, but there are tiny pits throughout.