Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk. I "Jungle Carbine"

**LouisianaJoe** · 07-09-2014 12:36 AM

I bought this from a 90 year old retired army colonel. All parts match except for the mag. The bore looks new and this is one of the best that I have seen.
This is a Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk. I "Jungle Carbine" made in 8/47. I was 2 when it was made. Serial numbers on the stock and bolt match. Most other parts are stamped F 47 including the flash guard.

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**Beerhunter** · 07-09-2014 04:31 AM

A very nice looking No.5

**Colonel Enfield** · 07-09-2014 07:17 AM

Very nice! The Jungle Carbines are a great gun and an important piece of history as well. Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?

**browningautorifle** · 07-09-2014 11:11 AM

Pretty nice!

**Mag Fed** · 07-09-2014 11:46 AM

Nice catch !

**25-5** · 07-09-2014 06:01 PM

That is nice. Saw one at Cabela's today, thought cool! Nope! It was junky, without the flash suppressor, and was $983.00. Easy pass.

**LouisianaJoe** · 07-09-2014 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Colonel Enfield

Very nice! The Jungle Carbines are a great gun and an important piece of history as well. Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?

I have not shot it yet. I will report back when I do. It may be a few weeks before I can do that.

**Colonel Enfield** · 07-10-2014 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by LouisianaJoe

I have not shot it yet. I will report back when I do. It may be a few weeks before I can do that.

I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with it! One thing to keep in mind if you're recoil sensitive - the rubber buttplates have generally hardened over the years and some people find the Jungle Carbine's recoil somewhat more noticeable than that of other .303 rifles as a result.

**303tom** · 07-10-2014 09:35 AM

Great find, that is one of the two I am missing to fill out my Enfield collection...............

**S-A-M3** · 07-11-2014 10:34 PM

Nice looking No5, seems like no one has noticed that the mag is from an SMLE.

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