No. 5 "Jungle" carbine

**Milsurp Collector** · 01-23-2011 08:57 PM

On Friday I went to a local gun store to see if the Lee-Enfield No. 5 carbine I saw there a few months ago was still there. It was, so I decided it must be fate and I bought it.

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No. 5 features: lightening cuts on the barrel knox form, "wasp waist" triggerguard, and rear sight with maximum range of 800 meters instead of the usual 1300 meters.

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I did not find any import markings, only British export markings and "England icon

", indicating it was probably imported pre-1968.

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SMLE I***, No. 4 Mk I*, No. 5.

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**limpetmine** · 01-23-2011 09:10 PM

Nice carbine. Nice light blonde wood. I like blondes.

Well, more of a red head. I like redheads, too.

Might as well go ahead, I like brunettes, too.

**P-07ShortLee** · 01-23-2011 09:25 PM

Looks like a nice BSA made No. 5, always liked the 1945 dated stuff.

**browningautorifle** · 01-24-2011 10:39 AM

Good catch. My first one looked like that, the mag also was numbered to the gun. That was important then. I don't even know if people know about that anymore.

**me2** · 01-24-2011 12:42 PM

I noticed you removed the top wood guard. Was it serialed to the rifle also? The last one I got had the butt and the top guard serialed to the rifle along with all the usual items matching.

**Milsurp Collector** · 01-24-2011 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by me2

I noticed you removed the top wood guard. Was it serialed to the rifle also? The last one I got had the butt and the top guard serialed to the rifle along with all the usual items matching.

I glanced inside the handguard when I had it off and I didn't see a serial number. Also, there is no serial number on the magazine.

**browningautorifle** · 01-24-2011 06:37 PM

By the way, what's the story on the top rifle of the three?? Very early yes?

**Milsurp Collector** · 01-25-2011 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by browningautorifle

By the way, what's the story on the top rifle of the three?? Very early yes?

Yes, a 1905 Mark I***. See My first SMLE!

**6.5west** · 02-16-2011 03:26 PM

That is the nicest BSA No.5 I have ever seen...exactly what I am looking to get myself. What a great find!

**Alan de Enfield** · 02-17-2011 07:12 AM

Its very very frightening to see cocked rifles (and it doiesnt do them any good either)

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