Original British WWI & WWII Lee-Enfield MkI Dated 1897 Converted to S.M.L.E. in 1904 and then to .22 Trainer - Serial C 2469 Antique Colts Included were many enlisted aviation

Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after having soloed and were given the opportunity to become liaison pilots

The hat is heavily mother with damage across the exterior and interior

the hangar deck officer

and that was not lost upon William Schermuly – a former seaman who was later quite involved in the pioneering of modern rocketry

Original British WWI & WWII Lee-Enfield MkI Dated 1897 Converted to S.M.L.E. in 1904 and then to .22 Trainer - Serial C 2469 Antique Colts Included were many enlisted aviation6Original Item: Only One Available. This is definitely an interesting rifle, with a long service history. It started life as a . 303 caliber Long Lee Enfield, but was refitted in 1905 and designated a Short Lee Enfield Rifle. At a later time it was then converted again to a . 22 rimfire training rifle. It has many characteristics of the earliest configuration P 1903 Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifles, but in . 22 caliber for training purposes. It was