Simple History

SMLE MKIII & SMLE MKIII* (2017x55)

Air date: Sep 04, 2017

Short Magazine Lee Enfield Mark III The SMLE was a shortened and modernized version of the Lee Metford and Lee Enfield MLE. Its size was beneficial to the military providing one service rifle instead of a mixture of rifles and carbines. It would serve Britain throughout both World Wars and for the commonwealth throughout the 20th century.