No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine

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Lee–Enfield variant bolt-action rifle

The No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine is a shortened, lightweight version of the Lee–Enfield rifle designed for improved maneuverability in dense terrain, notably used by British and Commonwealth forces in the mid-20th century.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rifle No.5 Mk I Jungle Carbine	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lee–Enfield variant ⓘ bolt-action rifle ⓘ
action	bolt action ⓘ
barrelLength	approximately 18.7 inches ⓘ
basedOn	Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ
bayonetType	No. 5 Mk I knife bayonet NERFINISHED ⓘ
buttplateMaterial	rubber ⓘ
caliber	.303 British ⓘ
cartridge	.303 British (7.7×56mmR) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designer	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
designGoal	improved maneuverability in dense terrain ⓘ
era	mid-20th century ⓘ
feature	lightened barrel ⓘ lightened receiver ⓘ rubber recoil pad ⓘ shortened fore-end ⓘ side-mounted sling swivels ⓘ
feedSystem	10-round detachable box magazine ⓘ
intendedEnvironment	jungle warfare ⓘ
magazineCapacity	10 rounds ⓘ
magazineType	detachable box magazine ⓘ
manufacturer	Birmingham Small Arms Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Ordnance Factory Fazakerley NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ wood ⓘ
muzzleDevice	conical flash hider ⓘ
nickname	Jungle Carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableIssue	perceived wandering zero ⓘ
officialDesignation	Rifle, No. 5 Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatingService	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
overallLength	approximately 39.5 inches ⓘ
primaryUsers	British forces in Southeast Asia ⓘ
productionPeriod	mid-1940s ⓘ
serviceEntry	1944 ⓘ
sightType	front protected post sight ⓘ rear aperture sight ⓘ
stockConfiguration	semi-pistol grip ⓘ
stockType	shortened wooden stock ⓘ
successor	L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	British Army ⓘ Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict	Indonesian National Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
weightUnloaded	approximately 7 pounds ⓘ

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Lee–Enfield rifle → variant → No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine ⓘ

RSAF Enfield → designed → No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rifle No.5 Mk I Jungle Carbine