British 1918 Farquhar-Hill rifle at the range ...

[Badger]

Saw this video by member ForgottenWeapons on YouTube, and thought it might be of interest to our Lee Enfield collectors group ...

Today we have some video of a British 1918 Farquhar-Hill rifle at the range. This rifle was an early semiauto design that was accepted by the British army too late to see service in World War I, but was used as an observer's weapon in two-seater British aircraft. It is chambered for .303 British caliber, and feeds from a 19-round drum magazine.

Regards,
Doug

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[browningautorifle]

Very neat gun. I'd have settled for being there to watch, let alone shoot it.

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Not sure if the Brits would be using this as an "observer's" weapon in 1918. There should have been plenty of Lewis guns around by then, for starters

Interesting mag., a bit like a Johnson, but removable, after a fashion..

[Surpmil]

Two movements of the mag switch for each round inserted?! No charger guides on the mag? Pretty much obviates any advantage gained from being semi-auto I'd say.