Enfields in action-Normandy

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11-17-2009, 01:44 PM
Mk VII

The earliest operational use which I have so far traced appears to be the Commando raid on Vaagso over Christmas 1941.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../11/8434-1.png
11-17-2009, 01:59 PM
Peter Laidler

Was it dark the night they took the pic Mk7? All I'm getting is a black square!
11-17-2009, 02:03 PM
JBS

Has to be a night time Commando raid Capt. !
11-17-2009, 03:07 PM
Mk VII

It's working for me, but if others can't see it then I've messed it up somehow. XP doesn't like doing screenshots of videos.
11-17-2009, 03:25 PM
three0three

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Originally Posted by JBS

Has to be a night time Commando raid Capt. !

LMAO:lol:

I'm so dang anxious to see it now
11-17-2009, 04:56 PM
Thunderbox

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Originally Posted by canuck98k

The two Canadian Regiments at Hong Kong both used No 1 Mark III SMLE's.

I believe Canada also used the SMLE at Dieppe.

Sicily was Canada's first combat use of the No 4 Mk 1.

Nearly all the "empties" picked up on the Hong Kong battlefields are MkVI .303". The only MkVII I saw in a collection had been fired from a Bren. Perhaps HK was stocked with the Empire's remaining MkVI ball after WW1?

All of the Dieppe footage & photos (which very limited) appears to show No1 rifles. One of the German newsreels does appear to show a couple of No4s, but its very hard to tell.
11-17-2009, 05:04 PM
Thunderbox

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Originally Posted by Mk VII

The earliest operational use which I have so far traced appears to be the Commando raid on Vaagso over Christmas 1941.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../11/8434-1.png

Afaik, all of the well-known photos of Op Archery (Vaagso) show No1 rifles - mostly with fixed bayonets.
11-17-2009, 05:14 PM
Kev G

You have the screenshot saved as a png file extension,try saving it as a jpg.
11-17-2009, 06:06 PM
neal455

Still blank to me !!! Looks like what ever is going on was done under a duvet, with the lights off . . . .AND the black out curtains drawn . . . .
11-18-2009, 06:01 AM
villiers

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Originally Posted by burpgun

Thanks for those Enfield photos. I came across this photo the other day and thought it interesting since the center (para?) is equipped with a No4Mk1T sniper rifle and spotting scope. Hope you enjoy it too.

They´re wearing AMERICAN boots! *****!? (In BOTH senses of the word)

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