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Lee Enfield book
Can anyone suggest a good lee enfield book
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Last edited by hunterUK; 10-17-2014 at 09:50 AM.
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10-17-2014 09:40 AM
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Can't go wrong with the various books by Ian Skennerton
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The one I have is "The Lee Enfield Story" but it is expensive.
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Lee Enfield by Skennerton - AbeBooks
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That's the one I have also, I got lucky and bought a lot of books for $200 some time back and it was in it...and Brophy and Janzen and the Webley story just to name a few. So...keep searching...
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I highly recommend The Lee Enfield: A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines by Ian Skennerton. I may be expensive but it is worth every single coin you throw towards it!!
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Here is one, in the UK, with a buy-it-now.
"If books were beer then this would be Carlsberg"
Or if you are feeling 'flush' its available on Amazon for £1300
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...qid=1413626276
Book. The Lee-Enfield Story. Rifles Carbines from 1880. Lee-Metford SMLE No 4 185367138X | eBay
Last edited by Alan de Enfield; 10-18-2014 at 06:00 AM.
Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...
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Ian Skennerton did 3 Lee Enfield histories, roughly 10 years apart. (Well, 1982, 1993 and 2007)
The book in Alan d E's post is the second one.
For the latest version, look on Ian Skennerton's website - the list price is a bit less than the ebay one, and postage from the colonies is not that bad.
Last edited by Maxwell Smart; 10-18-2014 at 06:27 AM.
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Skennertons books are good, Major E B Reynolds "The Lee Enfield Rifle", Stratton also does one on them either way you are going to have to part with a bit of cash to get the copy you want I have 2 of Skennertons books the Reynolds one and Strattons also others somewhere buried in my collection! but heck there are oodles out there just personal preference.
But for a one of buy Skennertons latest one is a good one to get as it is much expanded on his previous 2 versions.
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The latest edition of Skennerton's book (£69.95 + postage) and the smaller, 'Small Arms Identification Series' are available mail order from Jeremy Tenniswood in Colchester, Essex.
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I can recommend the great service and knowledge you will find there.
Regards
Mike
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