No.4 Commando - Aberdovey snipers course. L/Cpl Cunningham, medical orderly, in the background. Photo from the collection of Capt. Murdoch McDougall, No.4 Cdo., courtesy of his family.
^Pete R. Believed to be Bill Johnson and Gdsm. J. Spearman
These are not the standard British Sniper Rifles issued at that time which was the .303inch Lee Enfield No: 4(T) and was still in use in the Royal
Marines until mid-1960 when it was re-chambered to use the 7.62mm
round. The standard round...
These are not the standard British Sniper Rifles issued at that time which was the .303inch Lee Enfield No: 4(T) and was still in use in the Royal
Marines until mid-1960 when it was re-chambered to use the 7.62mm
round. The standard round issued was not good enough so special rounds
were ordered for Sniper use only. When using the Lee Enfield Snipersin the Corps would try an d get the .303inch 7Z round which was standard
issue for the .303inch Vickers Medium Machine Gun (MMG) which had a
“Boat end or tapered “ bullet, the new style Rifle was called the L42. In this
photo these Rifles are perhaps being “trialled” to measure their worth.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 10 Sep 2020 04:07:44 EDT
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These are not the standard British Sniper Rifles issued at that time which was the .303inch Lee Enfield No: 4(T) and was still in use in the Royal
Marines until mid-1960 when it was re-chambered to use the 7.62mm
round. The standard round...
These are not the standard British Sniper Rifles issued at that time which was the .303inch Lee Enfield No: 4(T) and was still in use in the Royal
Marines until mid-1960 when it was re-chambered to use the 7.62mm
round. The standard round issued was not good enough so special rounds
were ordered for Sniper use only. When using the Lee Enfield Snipersin the Corps would try an d get the .303inch 7Z round which was standard
issue for the .303inch Vickers Medium Machine Gun (MMG) which had a
“Boat end or tapered “ bullet, the new style Rifle was called the L42. In this
photo these Rifles are perhaps being “trialled” to measure their worth.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 10 Sep 2020 04:07:44 EDT