The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Introduction
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- An introduction to the history, circumstances and use of what is perhaps the most iconic rifle in British, Empire and Commonwealth military history.
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I take one day off and you sneak this out?!
You have nothing to fear!....... I see it like this...... Here I am,.... the wee kid playing on the warm, sandy beach with my little video.... The sun is glowing majestically, low in the sky,........ the gentle breeze in the palm fronds....... everything is just great and things seem to be just rolling along...... but lo!...... little do I know that behind me, out to sea, quietly rumbling and, at first, hardly visible as a thin strip on the horizon,...... is what will soon be the deafening, towering, titanic, awe-inspiring, juggernaught of a tsunami that is the mighty C&Rsenal.... hundreds of feet high, about to crash down with their own irreproachable and unmatchable video,... on me and my little sandcastle, and wash it all away.............. OK, maybe a bit overdramatized....... but you get the point... :-)
I just liked it...
Oh thank God..... :-)
C&Rsenal You two, get a room. And then spend time discussing a full on colab at some point.
C&Rsenal ha. Funny.
Always brings a SMLE to my face.
Fantastic video!
He who puns.....
RyanRyzzo has
@@wernervoss6357 shut up
Quality stuff! Cool!
Thanks Balazs!
can't believe I saw both of you in this commentary both of make great content keep up the good work
capandball I
britishmuzzleloaders When are you gonna do a comparison video between the Lee Metford Mk. 1 and the Mauser 1889/1893?
britishmuzzleloaders Is your Lee Enfield sighted in with the bayonet attached or without?
20:45
Soon as he says reliable and serviceable, he gets the bolt caught up on something. Excellent! :D
It happens...
Proud to be British. this is the Best battle rifle we have ever had in service. it is sad that there is not many comprehensive videos about the SMLE so I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds
Fatefulcoma Go check out C&Rsenals feature length episode on this bad boy.
Paul already syncing it up so i can its 1hr 40 mins then there is a new episode here on the smle lol
I was talking about that one but yeah there's also the feature length one on the Long Lees as well.
yeap my inbreed friend , the only thing who is worth talking about coming of this country
martin robillard Britain is a country?
You, C&Rsenal and the team of The Great War are the greatest things ever to happen on TH-cam. Thank you. You guys are living my dream.
Very kind words. Thank you.
Superb presentation on this iconic rifle of the Great War. Timing is perfect during the 100th celebration to educate those who have no knowledge of Tommy's best friend in the trenches. Incredibly well done content in this video. I'm on the hunt for a MkIII for myself now! Thank you for this labor of love.
Thanks Randall. Glad you enjoyed it.
Love gaining knowledge from the master himself. Enfields are examples of pure beauty. Thank you for all the videos good sir! Can't wait for more to come.
There is more coming... It might be in a while though... :-)
My father is making a replica Lee Enfield SMLE MkIII* out of wood. It's not real, It doesn't have metal, just wood *ONLY.* Thank you for giving us a better look into the design of the rifle! - A Commonwealth Malay person
Nice!
Alright there sport, calm down there. Acting like the ATF gonna come out the kitchen sink and molest your dog.
The quality of the videos on your channel just keep getting better and better. Please keep up the good work.
Thanks! Glad you approve.
I recently received a SMLE Mk. III* as a gift, and I'm loving learning about the history of the rifle. Great video, and I can't wait to see more of your channel.
Lucky you!
My favourite rifle and as normal a fantastic and informative video.
Cheers!
Brilliant stuff. What a lovely piece on the history and development of these classic British rifles. Thank you for sharing this. Well done.
Thanks Karl!
thank you! your channel is a breath of fresh air! deep in knowledge and excellent in presentation.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Well worth the wait. Keep up the fantastic work!
Amazing Video always makes my day when I see you post
Of all the shoulder fired small arms used on D-day, the Enfields suffered the least sand fouling. Possibly the most dependable military rifle ever built.
What about the rim lock and feeding problems? They are known for being unreliable.
@@Tyler-xr5po A certain Brit in Switzerland would beg to differ th-cam.com/video/MOYTdoQkFrM/w-d-xo.html
keep up the vids, love the stache !
A comprehensive video. Thank you; and congratulations Rob, you do excellent work. Keep 'em coming Sah!
Will do. Thanks!
Great video! Thank you for your work. You made me appreciate my SMLE even more!
Thanks! Glad it "helped"...:-)
Rockin' that outfit dude! Nicely in-character - was transported to the plains of Natal early 1900's for a minute there... Zulu's massing on the horizon, Boers sniping from the hilltops, African sun beating down... Lock and load, and remember to strip the clip - not round by round... Thumbs up for me...
Thanks! If it's Zulus and Boers that sparked an interest, there are plenty more clips with the weapons used against those worthy foes on the Channel!... :-)
That slo mo charge and drone shots at the end were straight up epic dude. This channel just keeps getting better!
Glad you enjoyed that bit. Just learning to work with the drone.
I have been going through your older videos, for the third time, and I love them, thank you
Most kind!
Simply outstanding work, thank you for what must have been an incredible amount of work in putting this video together.Exceedingly well done Sir!
Thank you very much!
I really REALLY appreciate the effort you put into these videos. The period costume, the firing drills, even the Lord Kitchener mustache. Very professional and informative. The best part is that I've learnt more from this vid than I did in months of talking to staff members at various gunshops.
Thank you for your kind words! Glad it was of help to you.
sir, just wanted to say Thank you your vids have helped me thru my 2nd deployment to Afghanistan my year in Korea and my 2nd divorce you go out of your way to insure that your historically accurate and you truly enjoy what you do thanks again
That is perhaps the most gratifying compliment anyone has paid the Channel... Thank you for your service, Joshua.
Great video, blown away!
So much history condensed into one video!
Cheers!
Great video! I've been waiting for this one and you certainly didn't disappoint. Look forward to your next one.
Glad you enjoyed it Matt. Thanks.
just had to beat c&rsenal to the punch. haha.
Not at all.... When Othias put up the Long Lee clip, I was actually thinking that he beat me....!... :-)... when it rains it pours, eh? Awash in Enfield minutia.
well I guess we are just in a golden era of British military arms then. I do love the channel as well.
Top quality I love it!!!!
P.S: will you make videos about the Adams or Webley revolvers?
I would like to but don't own any...
Been looking forward to this! Thank you for making my day :D
You are most welcome! Glad it did so.
Thank you for the great videos. I've been finding that your and the other historical weapons channels to be very high quality and enjoyable to watch.
Glad you find things here to your liking. Cheers.
Hoping to see something about the mad minute in the next one :)
Don't get me started..... It's going to be an opus too.
Oh, did you make it? IIRC you did 29 in your last one.
Beautiful moustache
Awww....
Wonderful video as always. Your channel is truly one of a kind.
Thank you very much!
I’m very grateful for this video. A WW2 101st Airborne DDAY veteran became a close family friend later in his life. He was wounded on DDay and evacuated but prior to leaving Normandy picked up an SMLE from a deceased British soldier. He brought it home to the US and it was given to me prior to his passing. Your video has given me the information to identify it as a MkIIII*. Manufactured in 1916 makes it possible this magnificent rifle was used in two world wars. I am incredibly humbled to hold, let alone own this weapon. Thank you
You are most welcome! Much more SMLE content here on the Channel if you are interested.
@@britishmuzzleloadersYes sir, I subscribed! Many thanks!
Best gun channel on youtube!
Oh, come on now.... I appreciate the sentiment, but there are lots of great channels... :-)
I feel like yours is the only channel that goes in depth on how these firearms were used within their time period and really demonstrates that to the viewer. I guess it is hard to put into words, but to me what makes your videos so interesting is that the firearm in each video isn't just an object, it was a product of a period of time that was used by the soldiers of its time. The period dress and gear, the exercises, the reenactments, etc all give a very vivid background to how these firearms saw action in their day which is something I have yet to see any other other channel on YT. Keep up the great work!
That is a great compliment. I am humbled... Thank you.
I have a no. 1 Mark III made at the Lithgow armoury marked 1942.
As do I
Nice!
Great video, really enjoyed the re-enactment footage, thanks from Canada.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Bl**dy Brilliant wish i could give more than 1 thumbs up. Was that a bit of drone footage whilst you ran at the end? Hurrah and Hazzah..
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, a bit of drone footage.... just learning.... Hey,.... what's wrong with your other thumb?.... hahahaha.....
britishmuzzleloaders thought i had! damn senior moment, my thumb has now done its duty.
And we laughed......
He sounds like the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons.
Really liked your video! Thank you for posting)
Just awesome, and so informative. Always top quality.
Thank You!
Trying to beat C&Rsenal to SMLE now are we :)
dreyrugr He didn't try. He succeeded :)
Now, now,.... not at all.... It is by complete coincidence.... as much as it may not look that way.... I've been plugging away at this one for a couple of months... :-)
britishmuzzleloaders I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting it Rob, it's all just good fun.
Oh, I agree!... :-).... It has made me laugh though.. "Hey look, my favourite Channel is doing the same rifle as I am!..."
Excellent post as always, thank you.
Thanks!
It's just fascinating and entertaining to watch your videos; I can really see the passion you feel for what you do, creating very good quality videos. Keep them coming!
Cheers! That's the plan.
Very well made, well documented, very informative video series. It increases my admiration for this lineage of Enfield rifles.
Glad you are enjoying things! Cheers!
Wonderful video, wonderful channel. I feel under the spell of the .303 British and Lee-Enfield as a child. It was one of the first rifles I ever actually owned, and even at a young age I could tell there was something magical about them. As an adult, those feelings have only matured and deepened. You certainly do justice to this fine weapon. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Mate, stumbled across your channel today. Its easily far and away the best weapons channel out there - well done!
Thank you Alan.. Glad you have found it to your liking!
What an excellent video. Thank you taking the time and research to assemble all this knowledge into a place available to all of us. Love the Lee Enfield rifle.
Thanks. Glad you found it interesting.
Great video, thank you for being the only channel like this on youtube! Keep it up!
Thanks very much! Keep on, keeping on...
came to your channel via forgotten weapons and I'm sure I'm going to enjoy watching your whole back catalogue of stuff!!! love this stuff
Thank you very much!.. Hope there is something that appeals to you here.
Brilliant video. Liked the drone camera work at the end!
Another great Vid! Be proud Rob.
Cheers! But not too proud... :-)
Another excellent video!!! Thanks...
You are welcome! Cheers.
Thanks a lot for making this.
You are welcome!
I love my SMLE. A toss up between it and my M-1 Garand. But the Lee proved to be the actual workhorse of Military Rifles with modest changes throughout it's history.
Also thanks for showing how to fire the SMLE Rapid fire. A technique I forgot about and which I used at a NRA timed Shoot event to qualify for my M-1.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another brilliant video loved the bayonet charge bit
Hahaha... Cheers.
Outstanding video. I really liked the quick firing with your middle finger on the trigger. Thank you for such high quality productions. Love your channel!
It's not in any manual but "commonly accepted"..... Thanks!
Excellent presentation. You demonstrate an inborn pride in your topic. Jolly good show.
Thank you Bruce.
Brilliant video Rob, Lots of research and beautifully but together. The camera angles were superb. Clearly a rifle you have a great affection for...and it shows!
Thanks! It was my first full bore rifle, way back when...
Excellent episode
Thank you!
Great production. A thanks.
Cheers!
Very well made video! Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
The Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III and the No. 4 Mk I are truly two of my favorite rifles. Their history, their design and engineering, and their quintessential British-ness are unparalleled. I have frequently searched for suitable documentaries about the Lee-Enfields but was often found wanting, as they were usually part of a larger showcase of British firearms, WWI/WWII firearms, or small footnotes in the grander scheme of the wars in which they served so gallantly. I have watched most - if not all - of your videos and several of them repeatedly. I especially enjoy the ones where you run field drills, as it is far more fitting to see these storied weapons among the uniform, kit, and pace of their original intent. To see that you are presenting the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III means that it will truly have its wonderful historical firearm legend presented in the best manner possible.
Your videos may finally convince me to locate a good one for purchase!
Great videos. Wonderful content. Cheers.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I do my best... :-)
Cracking stuff! Some lovely drone shots at the end!
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it.
wonderful video, as always.
Cheers!
Best TH-cam channel by far. Thank You!
Thank you for your very kind sentiments... Cheers.
Thanks, a wonderful video. My Grandfather carried one in WWI, Dad mostly carried a Bren. I have a re-barreled 1918 Lithgow in the gunsafe. I don't think it has had a round down it yet--something you have inspired me to change. I agree with you that C&Rsenel have done an excellent presentation on the history. Keep up the good work.
Again, another superb video that brought back memories of when I used to collect Lee-Enfields. Still have my No2 Mk4 Lithgow in .22.
A bit cheaper on the ammo with that one, eh?.. :-)
Yes, especially when a brick of .22s went from $20 to $70. Disgusting.
Very neat. Love the entry of 'Atholl Highlanders' at the right moment on the soundtrack. Superb video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Blimey the quality just keeps going up and up! Lovely work Rob
Cheers.... I'm a slow learner but I will eventually get there... :-)
Another cracking video, Sir.
Cheers!
Very nice video! Great job on the history and evolution of the No 1 Mk III. Your videos are always fascinating. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much!
Well done mate, fantastic work!
Cheers!
I have a Lee-Enfield .303 1918 SMLE MkIII. Your video has provided me a lot of information that I never knew before and had no knowledge of prior to obtaining this rifle. Thank you !👍
Glad to hear! There is a whole series on this and later versions of the rifle on the Channel if you are interested.
Thank'you, another great Historical video
You are most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Sir your video historical accuracy and attention to detail never disappoint.
Many thanks. Kind of you to say so.
Great doco! Wonderful.
Cheers!
Thanks for another fine video. I never knew that trick with the chargers, learn something new every day.
Straight from the book.. :-).... It seems counter intuitive but it works.. Cheers.
well done sir! just loving the channel
Thanks!
The internet goes years without much by the way of decent Lee Metford / Lee Enfield content then both you and C&R come along within days of each other. Whoopee!!! Thanks for your excellent efforts (on both programmes.)
Thanks. It's been fun the last week. I take it that you were not impressed with the Lee-Metford content here on the Channel?.. :-)
Watched the Lee Metford content and "liked" same. Have also graduated to watching (and liking) the Martini Henry episodes. I am presently working my way through the rest of the channel content. As a general rule I do not watch re-enactment content, however in this case I am delighted to break with this norm. I note in particular that you wear the kilt in the correct manner. Are you of Scottish descent? Also, the scenery could easily be in the Scottish Highland, however you most certainly cannot shoot outside designated ranges or very large private estates in the UK. This is due to the oppressive laws effectively making ownership of any worthwhile firearms impossible in the UK.
excellent video! keep up the awesome work!
Thanks!
Really enjoyed this video , well done... the SMLE in the hands of an expert..terrific
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.
FANTASTIC video!! keep it up Sir!
Glad you found it to your liking. Thanks!
I was hoping you'd do a series on the SMLE, even though I already appreciate the rifles you've already covered and the fact that your focus is more on Victorian age equipment. I look forward to what you come out with next because you cover many aspects of these historical arms that other channels don't cover, such as the specific drills used and equipment worn. I like the drone footage toward the end too. Bravo and well done, sir.
By the way, the cartridges you reload are extremely interesting and well made. I would like to try something similar albeit with a different caliber.
Thanks! if you are interested, there is a 303 reloading video in the "Ammunition" playlist.
During WWI, there was enormous US popular interest in the standard American infantry rifle of the day, the Springfield M1903, as well as its enemy and allied counterparts. It was often said that while the Germans had the best hunting rifle and the Americans had the best target rifle, the British had the best battle rifle.
People like you are precious. The world doesn't know it, but it needs real histories of the men and the gear that made this post 1945 world possible. Keep it up!
Very kind of you to say so... Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic video Rob, and the drone shot very nice! I am looking forward to seeing where this leads
Thanks V!... There is another in the works....
thanks for this great video...the SMLE is my absolutely favorite bold action military rifle.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.
great video nice to see you put the SMLE through its paces, really complements C&R's videos. I hope you continue and cover the P14 and Ross
Thanks! As for the others, if they happen to come my way....
What a great video! One of the pics that you used of the SMLE mk1 off the efd rifles website was the actual rifle i purchased! amazing! love your channel mate
You are one lucky owner. That rifle looked amazing!
Love the vid. Proud piece of British history is this rifle.
Also loved you're "mad minute" shooting.
New subscriber here
Thank you kindly. Hope there is something that appeals here on the Channel!
Best vid yet! I love the Lee Enfield. Great work!
Cheers!
Thank you. For me, the conversation is just as important as the video.
Beautiful documentary! Very interesting! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.
Love this channel.
Thank you!
I really enjoy your channel, bud!
Cheers!
great shooting footage, fantastic again,
Cheers!
Another fascinating and informative film. Good production values as well. Very nice drone shot towards the end.
Thanks Tim. Glad you found it to your liking.
Awesome video as always. I have a SMLE and I love it !
Great rifle!