Colonies Lead the Way: Charger-Loading Lee Enfield MkI India Pattern
This video delves into the Charger-Loading Lee Enfield MkI India Pattern (CLLE MkI I.P.), highlighting its significance as an early adoption of small arms improvements by the Indian Army. It contrasts the Indian approach of retrofitting Long Lees with the mobile charger guide, starting as early as 1905, with the British military's initial lack of such retrofitting. The video notes that around 22,000 of these rifles were assembled at the Ishapore Arsenal between 1905 and 1909, preceding the MkII I.P. which featured a fixed charger bridge.












