This 'Short Magazine Lee Enfield' (SMLE) remained the service rifle of choice throughout the British Commonwealth for the next 60 years. Its magazine held 10 rounds and was accurate up to 2200 yards.

Ian Robertson, a sniper with 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, relayed a story of the Australian SMLE sniper rifle in action during the Korean War.

The SMLE today remains one of the slickest bolt-action rifles ever invented. Learn more in this week’s "NRA Gun of the Week" video hosted by American Rifleman 's Mark Keefe. Specifications: ...

SMLE Rifle - Gun barrel: Follow the journey of one rifle as, from humble beginnings it earns a place in history in the hands of some extraordinary men.