** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Simply put, the Pattern 1853 ...
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When a Century-Old Rifle Faced Its Own Extinction

After the British adopted the FAL as the L1A1 rifle, there was still an interest in converting stocks of existing No4 Enfield rifles to the new 7.62x51mm cartridge for reserve and training use. A ...
This rifle didn't build the British Empire but it helped maintain the foundation and paved the way for future firearms development. The Enfield Pattern 53 rifle, which had served the British Army well ...