 Old Contemptible  | 08 Apr 2025 5:52 p.m. PST |
Follow the link to see photos. link |
| Sydney Gamer | 08 Apr 2025 7:13 p.m. PST |
Useful pictures! Looking forward to the AAR. A tough one for the Boers to win. |
| BillyNM | 08 Apr 2025 9:58 p.m. PST |
The British used the Lee Medford, not the Lee Enfield. |
| 4DJones | 09 Apr 2025 12:21 a.m. PST |
That would be the Lee-Metford. |
| Old Contemptible | 09 Apr 2025 2:39 a.m. PST |
The Lee-Enfield rifle was introduced to British forces in South Africa early in the Second Boer War, which began in October 1899. The specific model initially issued was the Lee-Enfield Mk I, which had entered British service in 1895. By the time of the war, it was beginning to replace the older Lee-Metford rifle (which had a similar action but used Metford rifling). However, because of logistics and production delays, both Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles were used by British troops during the war, especially in the early stages. To summarize: Lee-Enfield Mk I began appearing in South Africa in 1899 with the start of the war. It was used alongside the Lee-Metford, especially in the first year or so. Over time, the Lee-Enfield became the standard British rifle in the conflict. In our previous games the British Infantry were armed with the Lee-Metford. In this game I have two battalions armed with the Lee-Enfield as it was introduced to the Army. In those rules both the Lee-Enfield and Lee-Metford have exactly the same range. link link |
| Old Contemptible | 09 Apr 2025 2:44 a.m. PST |
Sydney Gamer That is the AAR. Be sure to look to the descriptions below the photos. More information is avaliable at the top of the Album where it says "Read More." |
| Old Contemptible | 09 Apr 2025 3:27 a.m. PST |
Most of your questions are answered by clicking on the individual photo and scrolling down to read the description (like the photo of the rifle) and at the top of the album click on "read more." |
| korsun0 | 09 Apr 2025 3:56 a.m. PST |
Some great narratives in there, I particularly found the German Corps interesting. I never knew about khaki aprons. I thought they wore khaki kilts!
Good stuff. |
| cavcrazy | 09 Apr 2025 5:03 a.m. PST |
I have always wanted to game the Boer war…. tempting, very tempting! |
| Old Contemptible | 09 Apr 2025 8:38 a.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptible | 09 Apr 2025 3:20 p.m. PST |
A tough one for the Boers to win. Actually the Boers won the game. |
| hindsTMP | 10 Jul 2025 7:08 p.m. PST |
FYI, the "Lee-Enfield" depicted in your OP link is a WW2-era version (aka Rifle No. 4), and not what was used in the Boer Wars… MH |
| Murvihill | 12 Jul 2025 3:52 a.m. PST |
Correct hinds.
The gun in the photo is a number 4 mark 1
The gun from the Boer war is a Magazine Lee Enfield Mark 1. This was commonly called the Long Lee.
The most famous is the Short magazine Lee Enfield mark 3, which the UK used to fight both WW1 and most of WW2 (the number 4 appearing in large numbers in 1943/44). This was commonly called the SMLE or smelly.
Lee refers to the action and Enfield refers to the rifling. Lee Metford had Metford rifling, which has doesn't have visible cut lines down the barrel, almost looks smooth bore. |
| Old Contemptible | 17 Aug 2025 10:35 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the correction. I think this is the correct rifle. link |
