Parkerifled Enfield 22

Hello

I have a Parkerifled .22 Enfield rifle with the following markings on the wrist band below the bolt handle:

VR
ENFIELD
1900
LEC
I*

The rifle is a .22 barrel sleeved conversion by Parker and shows the bolt mounted safety. The bolt handle has a flattened profile. There is a smaller type 'magazine' that serves only to catch the fired cases and is retained by a short chain. An unmarked brass disc is set into the butt.

The rifle action looks similar to that of the Lee Metford and I hope someone might be able to identify the lineage of this particular conversion. The markings suggest a Lee Enfield Mk I*?
Does LEC stand for Lee Enfield Carbine?

Were many of this type of donor rifle converted by Parker?

Thank you....

.....Titan303

Titan303,

LEC is certainly a carbine, but would be on the left side of the wrist, the small magazine is correct for an LEC, never seen or heard of a .22 LEC, just wonder if the action etc was used along with other parts to build up a .22 ?? or is it a straight LEC conversion, any chance of some pics ?

bigduke6

You are correct, the markings are on the left side.

I will post a few pics soon.

Regards.....
....Titan303

With out good pictures all is speculation. If the barrel forward of the front sight has a cylinder of larger diameter than the barrel next to the sight, and has a wood handguard (or provision for one) it is a Royal Irish Constabulary carbine. Otherwise it is a carbine as noted above.

Parker Hale catalogs list that they would .22 line any firearm. I suspect someone had a .303 LEC/RIC and had it converted to shoot at a local club.

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Originally Posted by breakeyp

With out good pictures all is speculation. If the barrel forward of the front sight has a cylinder of larger diameter than the barrel next to the sight, and has a wood handguard (or provision for one) it is a Royal Irish Constabulary carbine. Otherwise it is a carbine as noted above.

Parker Hale catalogs list that they would .22 line any firearm. I suspect someone had a .303 LEC/RIC and had it converted to shoot at a local club.

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Never thought about the RIC !!!, but both would make a nice .22

Sorry!

Not been able to reduce (jpeg) image to size that will upload.

Will keep trying.......

Hopefully these pictures will enable those interested to confirm the identification of the rifle.

Regards....

....Titan303

Before the wood was chopped, it was an RIC carbine based on cylinder addition forward of the front sight.

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Originally Posted by breakeyp

Before the wood was chopped, it was an RIC carbine based on cylinder addition forward of the front sight.

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Thank you......

.....Titan303