![]() The requirement for a rifle was a "light handy weapon with good accuracy to 400 yards " Development Įxperience of jungle fighting in 1943 identified that mobility was critical and to that end the weight of equipment carried by the individual soldier needed to be reduced. Production began in March 1944, and finished in December 1947. 4 rifle was required." However its operational use was in post-war colonial campaigns such as the Malayan emergency, where it gained its common nickname of the " Jungle Carbine." 4 Mk I, Following experience of jungle fighting in the Pacific War, the British came to "the conclusion that a rifle shorter and lighter than the standard issue, bolt action. 5 Mk I, was a derivative of the British Lee–Enfield No. ![]() ![]() Royal Ordnance Factory Fazakerley, Birmingham Small Arms CompanyĢ51,368 total 81,329 (BSA Shirley), 169,807 (ROF Fazakerley) ġ0-round detachable magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clipsįlip-up rear aperture sights, fixed-post front sights Rifle No 5 on display at the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum ![]()
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