Original British Lee-Enfield .22 Rifle No. 8 Complete Trigger Mechanism Hand Select:No Heliographs

Heliographs

577/450 calibre

these were intended as "Cargo Parachutes" just like were used at Arnhem in "A Bridge Too Far"

577 Martini-Henry caliber allowed both the rifles and therefore the bayonets to see further service in the empire

The machine gun typically required a six to eight-man team to operate: one to fire

Original British Lee-Enfield .22 Rifle No. 8 Complete Trigger Mechanism Hand Select:No HeliographsOriginal Item: Shortly after WW2 a number of small bore rifles were developed in the UK based on the No. 4 rifle. The No. 8 rifle was one of these. It was a single shot, and used a very unusual trigger system that could be set to give the double stage pull found on military rifles or the single stage pull favored on target rifles. Consequently, it was a somewhat complicated, finely made assembly. IMA has found a very few complete No. 8 trigger