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    It depends on my mood I guess. The No.4 has a very get down to business and get the job done look while the No.1 is quite elegant.

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    Two instructors from the Sniper Division at Warminster know a thing or two about rifles and here they are with the prize. And their rifles, my favourite too. The L42A1

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    I must say I think the L42 is most 'andsome too. Mind you
    the no1 mk3 is the most iconic for me.
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    No.4 with groove cut upper hand gaurd.

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    Wouldn't mind a L42A1 my self ......
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    Just looks? Nothing else?

    Have to rank them, I suppose.

    Snider 2-band Sgt`s Rifle Mark III
    LE Mark I
    SMLE MarkIII
    Number 4

    and they ALL look pretty darned good, when you get right down to it, each in its own particular era.

    I think there is NO weapon as downright intimidating as an SMLE with that extra 17 inches on the front end. The Pattern 1903 bayonet looks positively POLITE in comparison!
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    No.4 with groove cut upper hand gaurd.
    AFAIK thaty would be any Canadianicon produced Long Branch No4 ....

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    I have to go with the SMLE. Elegant and business-like all in one. Having said that, my No4 MkII is possibly the better shooter. A smooth trigger, better sights and longer sight radius have some bearing there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    Two instructors from the Sniper Division at Warminster know a thing or two about rifles and here they are with the prize. And their rifles, my favourite too. The L42A1
    The prize. I am assuming that is the proverbial "gong".

    Ver' Nice.

    Something about the No 4 Mk 1, when done up in a walnut stock. Ahhhh.

    No 1 Mk 3 too.

    Aww hell, just about any make/model can be an eye catcher on a given day

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    It is any Lee-Enfield that I want that I cannot have...

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