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on the MLE section there is a photograph of a carbine, but it is not an MLE, in fact it is not even claiming to be one; the caption is Cavalry carbine, 1865 - BL Foster 994, it is a percussion cap
this image seems a little pointless and irrelevant I think it should be removed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.224.178.123 (talk) 12:31, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
Yes, I agree. It should removed. --Unit2357 (talk) 15:04, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
I am not sure any Lee Enfield's remain in service today, at least not with the British army, especially not those in .303 (table taken directly from article)
Model/Mark | In Service |
---|---|
Magazine Lee-Enfield | 1895–1926 |
Charger Loading Lee-Enfield | 1906–1926 |
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I | 1904–1926 |
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk II | 1906–1927 |
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III/III* | 1907 – present |
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk V | 1922–1924 (trials only; 20,000 produced) |
Rifle No. 1 Mk VI | 1930–1933 (trials only; 1,025 produced) |
Rifle No. 4 Mk I | 1939 – present (officially adopted in 1941) |
Rifle No. 4 Mk I* | 1942 – present |
Rifle No 5 Mk I "Jungle Carbine" | 1944 – present |
Rifle No. 4 Mk 2 | 1949 – present |
Rifle 7.62mm 2A | 1964 – present |
Rifle 7.62mm 2A1 | 1965 – present |
A minor point but surely, given the widespread use of this weapon among British Empire/Commonwealth forces, it would be slightly more fitting to include a bit more variation in the images? This seems to be a trend with quite a number of articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.62.103 (talk) 21:28, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
The Enfield .303 is no longer in use by either the military or the police in Pakistan. Thus the reference to it being used by second line troops and police in Pakistan should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bolori (talk • contribs) 14:30, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
This is untrue, the Mosin-Nagant is from 1891 and still in Finnish service today (as the 7.62 Tkiv 85) Товарищ (talk) 22:37, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
In that case the Carcano would be the oldest serving bolt action, being used by the National Liberation Army in Libya and designed in 1890. And There's a chance somewhere out there there is a bolt action still technically in service older than that. I think we should be careful about making claims like that in the article. Nlesbirel (talk) 06:12, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
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