Lithgow Small Arms Lee-Enfield No. 2 Mk IV Trainer Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Lithgow in Australia was manufacturing SMLE Lee-Enfield No. 2 Mk IV .22LR Trainer rifle from 1926. They have been used to train soldiers and many of them were imported in the USA for civilian market sales but also in other countries as military training rifles. The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1. MkIII in appearance and weight. They were single shot and had a solid barrel rather than a sleeved barrel wherein a sleeve was placed inside the .303 barrel for conversion to .22 calibre (in the manner of Parkerifling). This sleeving work was largely contracted to the Parker company, themselves the pioneers of successful major production of such barrelling. These rifles were still being used by cadets until 1975