Thread: Some Lee Enfield History

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
Interesting that Lee and Ross, designers of two of the rifles most associated with the .303 cartridge, were born in Scotland and died in the US. The Lee and Ross rifles were chambered for other cartridges before the .303. The Martini Enfield was designed by the American Peabody and improved by the Swiss Martini. The P14 Enfield is a clear knock of of the Mauser and lastly the .303 (7.7mm) cartridge was developed by another Swiss, Rubin with the rim added by the Brits. Just where do the English fit into all of this?
Regards Grandpamac.

Might as well add in the BREN and the lesser known BESA machine guns.