Shortened lee Enfield "bell tower" rifle?

[Hunter87]

Just found this on C&G's website it said its a reproduction of a bell tower rifle but I'm curious to know if such a thing actually existed as a quick Google search didn't come up with anything. The rifle has been cut down to make it shorter than a standard lee Enfield.

[ovenpaa]

Hmm.. looks rather like a slightly longer version of my 'Rascal' which I really must take some more pictures of

http://shootingshed.co.uk/wp/2015/02/ra ... -improved/

[Hunter87]

Hmm.. looks rather like a slightly longer version of my 'Rascal' which I really must take some more pictures of

http://shootingshed.co.uk/wp/2015/02/ra ... -improved/

If that's a code word for your penis then I don't want to see it!

[saddler]

It's a little known fact that ALL military units had a special batman or non-combatant soldier attached to the rear elements of the patrol.
This soldiers sole purpose, aside from fetching the silver service kit of tea & scones, promptly at 4pm daily - or passing up the field dressings if such were needed - was to carry the chopped down issue rifle that ALL units were issued in case they came across an unoccupied bell tower & fancied a bit of plinking from above.
This proved to be quite a novel form of entertainment for the troops - until such time as "the audience" shoved a whizz-bang or 88 through the tower roof & literally brought the house down

The C&G one MAY have been found in a bell tower...but WHEN?
My money would be well post-war = by which time NUMEROUS private firms all over the world had manufactured such chopped down rifles.
One swallow does not make a spring...but it does make for a memorable first date

[Sixshot6]

Or the pope is Catholic, Bears crap in woods and go to mass and cut up Lee Enfield's are still being sold as something special that they aren't then?

[snayperskaya]

Probably like their Mosin M44 carbine "tower sniper rifles"!.

[ovenpaa]

If that's a code word for your penis then I don't want to see it!

[Springfieldm6]

The answer, as always, can be found in the Watford Observer:

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/1 ... in_Bushey/

I believe that the Enfield referred to was inspired by this story........

[Sandgroper]

Looks like a Gibbs Rifle Co "Tanker" Carbine.

[bradaz11]

springfield is correct, the rifle Chris made (for me) is not sold as an actual tower rifle, but was inspired by a find of one about 2 years ago, we discussed on here at the time. Chris decided to make a shortened no4 which was sold on, and I asked for one in a smellie flavour, which he obliged me with.

some more pics

a bespoke SMLE 303

with it beside a no.5






beside my other SMLE