Lee Enfield at War

Didn't work with the sten but the owen was ok as long as you just pointed. :D
Being ambidextrous has its advantages. :thup:

Wow! A lefty Enfield and a lefty Mauser in the same pic. What I'd give for one of those. Wait . . . , what?
Fixed it for you.:D

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...original-1.jpg

I see also the Mauser propped up on a small ledge against the wall but they must have been using the Enfield's anti-gravity properties as well.


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Using the SLR/L1A1 left handed was perfectly acceptable and no problems. Or am I missing something? There was a shooting competition where you HAD to fire a series of shots around cover, alien to your usual way

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

Using the SLR/L1A1 left handed was perfectly acceptable and no problems. Or am I missing something? ...

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Only that reaching the cocking handle with the right hand was a bit awkward. Changing magazines with the right hand was a bit of work too.

Been there and done that --- a lot.

But shooting cack handed was still acceptable practice

Some one beat me to it with the left-handed T-Gewehr.

I wonder how/why do many T-Gewehrs have post their bipods.

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Originally Posted by Luis Bren

THE SECOND BOER WAR, 1899-1902
Soldier of one of the Scottish mounted regiments resting in their camp. He is probably a serviceman of the Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry. Note Lee Enfield rifles use instead of poles to keep the tent up.

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Those Scots are probably using their bayonets as tent pegs too!

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...3_NA4614-1.jpg
British troops with an American paratrooper in Avola, Sicily 11 July 1943

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...20wading-1.jpg
51st Highland Forces Seaforth Highlanders in deep water Sicily 1943

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...3_NA5335-1.jpg
British troops scramble over rubble in a devastated street in Catania, 5 August 1943

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...egalbuto-1.jpg
Canadians in Sicily

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...icily_d3-1.jpg
Private Joe Pakokis of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment standing at the grave of an Italian soldier near Pachino, Italy, 11 July 1943. Capt. Frank Royal / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-138374.

I see the IWM has a photo containing not just the ultra-rare T-Gewehr in its left-handed variant, but a similarly configured No1.

The photo of the RUR sniper clearly shows a Trials 4T. The cut off & the waisted foresight protector are readily visible. There also appears to be a muzzle swivel fitted to the rifle.