LAST OF THE BREED

There’s an old joke that states, “If you spot troops, but you cannot identify them, fire a round in their general direction. If you receive massive volumes of machinegun fire in return, they’re German. If there’s a pause for a few minutes and you’re pummeled into the next world with artillery and air support, they’re American. If you receive high volumes of incredibly accurate rifle fire in return, they’re British.” That high volume of incredibly accurate British rifle fire originally came from the Enfield.

The first bolt-action Enfields came into service in the later 1800s and saw their first action in British colonial