The Number 5 Jungle Carbine

Download or read book The Number 5 Jungle Carbine written by Alan M. Petrillo and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the rifle that collectors have come to call the "Jungle Carbine" - the Lee Enfield Number 5 Mark 1. It focuses on the Mark 1 model and its variant parts, the never-issued Mark 2 version, the grenade-firing model and contemporary competitors from commonwealth countries. The book has a general history of the rifles and a chapter on the problem of the "wandering zero." The book has 15 photographs to illustrate the text. Contact Excalibur Publications, PO Box 35369, Tucson, AZ 85740-5369. Voice: (520) 575-9057. Fax: (520) 575-9068.