L1A1/L2A1

[Lee Enfield]

Back in 1976, I co authored an article for Guns Illustrated which was part of the Gun Digest publications, it was titled "Whatever Happened to the T-48 ?" . The first group of around 3303 rifles were manufactured by FN and 200 of these were the heavy barrels with a selector the others being semi auto. High Standard of Hamden, Connecticut also manufactured a small number of T48 rifles, I saw serial number HS 13 which was a lightweight example designed to reduced the total weight, the other High Standard T48's were the standard model. I could never determine the magazine used by High Standard but believe it might have been the FN.

H&R also manufactured 500 T48 rifles all with the standard weight barrel and with HRA marked magazines.

Winchester also had an example of a double barreled T48 chambered for the necked down 22/7,62x51mm cartridge too

There were 2 privately owned H&R T48 rifles registered to the same address in Alberta.

In the days before digital cameras, I had one of those guns out in Gagetown. One of 3303 rifles...and it wasn't bad.

I'm told that the regimental collections were largely "cleaned out" shortly after the FLQ crisis - most of the "good stuff" was destroyed to remove temptation from potentially rebellious QC'ers.

There were a decent number of Ex1 trials rifles manufactured as, or traded for T48 and X8E1 type rifles. This is probably why while the US trialed the folding trigger guard, the UK trialed the charger loading top cover, but Canada adopted them.