Meet the Lee-Enfield: One of History's Most Popular Bolt Action Rifles
Meet the Lee-Enfield: One of History's Most Popular Bolt Action Rifles The bolt-action British Lee-Enfield rifle proved to be robust, reliable, and effective during the global conflicts of the 20th century. Here's What You Need to Know: The iconic bolt-action, magazine-fed Lee–Enfield was used widely around the globe in the first half of the 20th century. A small party of about 40 German soldiers had infiltrated the Australian lines around the besieged town of Tobruk, Libya, during the night of April 13, 1941. They began setting up a half dozen machine guns, several mortars, and even a pai...