The best Skennerton LE Book???

[Eddie Parks]

Hi Guys

Can someone advise me which of these books I should be buying in order to increase my overall knowledge of the Lee Enfield series and in particular the various .22 training rifles.. Any advice on the best sources would be appreciated.

The British Service Lee: Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines 1880-1980


The British Service Lee: Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines 1880-1980


Lee-Enfield Story: A Complete Study of the Lee-Metford, Lee-Enfield, S.M.L.E. and No.4 Series


Eddie

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[Giove]

The first two are the same (?).

[Roger Payne]

Ian's standard book on the whole Lee Enfield family of rifles appeared as 'The British Service Lee' IIRC in the early 1980's, or thereabouts. As he collated more information the book enlarged & morphed into 'The Lee Enfield Story'. I think there have been two editions of that, again, the latter expanded, with additional info, over the former. So, if you want the most comprehensive coverage of them all I would suggest looking out for the most recent edition of the LES.

[Eddie Parks]

Thanks, that makes sense

Eddie

[philb]

Lee-Enfield Story: A Complete Study of the Lee-Metford, Lee-Enfield, S.M.L.E. and No.4 Series

got this one, goes on a bit, doesn't cover what all the markings mean which is a shame

[CINDERS]

The LES (from my library) on the bottom left is that latest and probably the last of them it is an expanded Ed of the other 2 Ian did, the mauve one is a collectors grade which I think was limited to 300 signed copies (I'm at a mine site so cannot verify this).
The other book that is comprehensive on the Lee Enfield is The Lee Enfield Rifle By Major E B Reynolds (Not pictured) this is a good source on the development of the series of lee's but can be a little pricey.

Stratton's book is also a good source of information but I would go if you are book buyer go with the last one of LES and Strattons book.

Sorry guys the lap top won't load the 4 book picture any other way just copy to your desktop and flip it there computers are my bain

[Maxwell Smart]

"The Lee Enfield - A century of Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles and carbines" is the latest version.

The book shown in the first of Cinders' photos - the upper right one (would be lower left if picture was right way up)

British Service Lee 1982
Lee Enfield Story 1993
The Lee Enfield 2007

[Eddie Parks]

Thanks everybody, Ill start looking for a reasonably price copy

Eddie

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

the mauve one is a collectors grade which I think was limited to 300 signed copies (I'm at a mine site so cannot verify this).

Mauve?

[CINDERS]

Steve I just got off of 12 hour night shift I could not think of a colour its a reddy tinged cover "Gads Batman were outa of here"