Deactivated WWII Lee Enfield No5 Jungle Carbine

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WWII dated Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) manufactures code M/47C , Lee Enfield No5 MKI Jungle Carbine, chambered in .303 with matching bolt. Introduced in early 1944, with only ROF Fazakaley and BSA producing them from 1944 to 1947. BSA making by far the fewest, only around 83,000 (1/3) of total production. The No5 saw service during WWII, rumor has it that it was designed primarily for airborne use, rather than the Asian jungles for which it is most commonly associated with. The No5 did see extensive use in Holland during the Battle of Arnhem being issued to British paratrooper units, as well as on the Pacific islands. It also saw service during the  “Malayan Emergency” of 1948-1960. This example has its original wood work is broad arrow stamped and is fitted with a genuine WWII dated canvas sling. Deactivated with a working action it can be cocked, stripped and dry fired.

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Product Code: DEA35

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