Lee-Enfield Rifles captured in Afghanistan 2006

[Peter Laidler]

You've just beaten me to it Darren. I was just about to comment that the No5 was in GOOD condition for an Afghan capture!!!!! We did get a 7.92 ZB gun up and running after giving it a good power hose on the vehicle washdown point. It had jammed up while attacking a patrol of the Royal Anglians who assaulted the position. Cause of stoppage....... ruptured cartridge!

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[Sentryduty]

It's a rare bird that one, I did not encounter any No.5 pattern rifles, genuine, or Khyber pass during my visit there, that rifle may be one of very examples ever seen. I do have some more Lee Enfield photo requests with other contacts from the various deployments, and I think I may have some positive returns in development, time will tell.

It's a shame due to the nature of the country that we all didn't have a little more time to play tourist, but that is the way of things.