I just purchased a '41 Lithgow No. 1 Mk III* and wanted to get a good book to help ID stuff and learn some more about the Lee Enfields in general. What are a couple of books you'd recommend?
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I just purchased a '41 Lithgow No. 1 Mk III* and wanted to get a good book to help ID stuff and learn some more about the Lee Enfields in general. What are a couple of books you'd recommend?
The Lee-Enfield: A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines by Ian Skennerton is one of the best books out there. I bought mine from AbeBooks.com. Its well worth the price tag.
"The Lee Enfield" as mentioned above is the bible. Ian Skennerton's Small Arms ID Series booklets are also a great value at $10 each. I keep them on my desk so I can reference the illustrated parts lists readily when verifying parts orders as there are so many different nomenclatures used for ID.
What others have said the Bible is The Lee Enfield and the starter as Brian said is Small Arms Identification Series S.A.I.S No 1 both by Ian Skennerton (an Aussie). Suggest you get the S.A.I.S No 1 first as it has some good information in regards stripping without causing damage.
If you have a Kindle some books are available "fast" and low cost via amazon. I like the kindle as you can then carry only one thing the size of a book to auctions etc. However you'll likely need at least 2 different publications to cross reference against.
Any of Ian Skenertons books but "the bible" is the best book out there.
Another not to common one is the Lee Enfield Rifle By Major E.B Reynolds they are a tad pricey though I have 2 x HC of Ian Skennertons and the SC Accurising them also a swag of others, there is a wealth of info in books out there but I concur with forumers Skennertons books are well researched.
dangles: I have that one (as well as all the other references mentioned) and I continue to find it useful. You might as well get the other volume in this series dealing with the No. 4 rifle while you're at it. The big Skennerton book is out there all by itself with nothing else close- at least a full month of enjoyment reading it (the first time).
Ridolpho
Sweet's Competitive Rifle Shooting for an Australian perspective. (one of the pre-7.62mm editions)
I dug out a few books so you can visualise just a snippet of the amount of info out there others may want to add to the pictorial list as this gives us unheard of books per say to pursue ourselves.
There is so much out there you probably never get the whole lot but for collectors like myself I get what I can to try and learn more.
As always there are those that learned to work and repair them and they are a great font of knowledge for myself and others always appreciated advice & knowledge. :thup:
Cheers.