3sporks Says:

Dec 25, 2009 - This helped me out tons! Too bad I didnt see it when I dissassembled mine... Good lord did I ever lose parts and broken screws.

biggzyboys Says:

Dec 28, 2009 - great vid ,but may i ask why are u puting new stocks on to it is it to make it look more original with that finish on it ,keep the vids coming

regondi Says:

Jan 26, 2010 - Where's the VEGEMITE!!!!!!!!!! LOL

yerchedmad Says:

May 9, 2010 - I have a No 4 Mk1 but here in Canada, after the war, they all sporterized the No 1 Mk3 and No 4 Mk1 for civilian use. (Removed the front wood part, leaving the barrel naked) and im working on puting back the original parts. Thanks for this vid, will be useful.

SpiroHrvoje1989 Says:

Aug 13, 2010 - Great video, I had to go to several hardware stores before I could find a screwdriver long enough to reach the butt stock bolt. Also, disassembling the magazine release/sear assembly is a nightmare, the leaf spring is so hard to place and compress correctly.

rossaust Says:

Aug 24, 2010 - 1/19 is month/year manufacture. Likely that despite parts (receiver, barrel etc. being labelled 1918) it was not assembled till January 1919. May have other markings on butt, such as a Lithgow Shield and Model number, (I note mine are faint). CMF and 3MD markings are post WW2 of course.

rossaust Says:

Aug 24, 2010 - Thanks again. Now feeling confident about my own re-wooding task. Ross

Natemire Says:

Nov 18, 2010 - Great videos man. Thanks for posting so many, and on such a variety of enfields. I'm hoping to start my own collection here in Canada and these are very helpful in my research on what I want to get (or rather what I want to get first). Keep it up mate, cheers.

Paleopipes Says:

Jan 8, 2011 - I wonder if you might be able to help me. I have a B.A.S.Co, Sht. L.E. 1917. I pulled the bolt all the way out, which I've done several times previously for cleaning. Putting the bolt back it will go forward but will not lock. All the vids I've watched seem to have a lever to push but my rifle doesn't seem to have one. Any ideas what may be wrong?

pigwigpa Says:

Jan 14, 2011 - how wonderfully complex... I mean British. Who I'm I kiding .I want one!

RabbitusMaximus Says:

Jan 26, 2011 - Thank you for this video, mate. I just used it to complete some work on my 1922 Lithgow. As the man said, how wonderfully complex...er...I mean British..... I loved it. (Just kidding 'bout the british...I still have a 41 year old Perkins diesel that runs forever as well!. Again, thanks,...it help me as I tightened up the sight protector ears on the rear....

MrToadland1 Says:

Mar 25, 2011 - cool beanz

Kelthuzad126 Says:

May 7, 2011 - do the Ishapore 2A1's have two piece stocks like this to? if so then doesn't that mean you can't fit a one piece stock on it? theirs synthetic ATI stocks that are just one piece stocks for No1 MkIII .303 .308 so i figured it would fit mine. if you have an Ishapore 2A1 would you plz do a disassembly for it? i see alot of ppl with 2A1's that are as confused as me.

charliejamespidgeon Says:

Jun 17, 2011 - how do you take off the bolt on a mark 1 No 3 lee enfield as i need to clean the rifie

aikalim87 Says:

Aug 4, 2011 - Take a look at part one - draw the bold all the way to the rear, then turn the bolt head to the left, away from the rail. It should just click off.

aabceacba Says:

Sep 2, 2011 - We all know that we Americans modeled our Springfield after the Mauser,....with the exeption of the caliber and other details, it was for the most part, a copy (hey, Germany makes great guns). But from my point of view, we probably would've been better off coppying the Lee Enfield rifle (in terms of the bolt design, and ammo capacity) . Don't get me wrong, the Mauser is a fine rifle, but from what I've heard, I would've chosen the Lee Enfield. Just a thought... Which do you think is better?

something01992 Says:

Sep 2, 2011 - I don't have an actual time period correct answer for you, but I thought of a few reasons. An external magazine is exposed to damage during the battlefield, 1 more thing to go wrong. Also, why make it detatchable if you load by stripper clip? The LE action is weaker than that of the Mauser, .30-06 is loaded to higher pressures. The Mauser 98 action/bolt is also much safer than a LE. Also the .30-06 cartridge is much longer than the .303 and would require a redesign of the action.

something01992 Says:

Sep 2, 2011 - Also, the Mauser 98 is a newer system than the LE, and everyone wants the newest. The Mauser 98 is mechanically more reliable. With the dawn of MGs and mechanized warfare, the rifle plays less of a role. The Mauser takes a bit less time and money (I think) to manufacture. Also, only the British Empire used the LE. And the Brits were recently bloodied in South Africa by the Boers who were armed with Mausers. Also, most other countries had adopted Mausers and were very satisfied.

aabceacba Says:

Sep 2, 2011 - Very interesting, thanks for the info.

ratagris21 Says:

Oct 31, 2011 - Thanks for posting and sharing this valuable information on how to disassemble the SMLE. I really enjoyed it and learned something new. I would like to see the video where you disassemble the butt stock or addressing a loose butt stock issues would be nice as well.

ratagris21 Says:

Nov 7, 2011 - Thanks for pointing out the issue with removing the butt stock without the fore stock removed. I have a sporterized No1 Mark 3, and the stock was loose. I followed your instructions and sure enough I was able to tighten the stock bolt 3/4 turn to tighten and it resolved the problem as well as I cleaned up the underside of the barrel, receiver, and trigger assembly and the forestock. My Mk 3 is now ready for shooting. Any other videos on this or any other fine rifles would be appreciated!

PimpLenin Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - Again, thanks for posting this video. I got my 1944 Lithgow today and I took it apart and put it back together again, step by step, as I followed your video. Gave it a good clean while it was apart. If I was back in Australia I'd get you a case of beer as payment.

PimpLenin Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - I also wanted to add, awsome jacket. 5th USAAF!

PhauxTheFox Says:

Mar 13, 2012 - nooooo you forgot to add the sling D: I watched this just to see how it's done

asianiinvasion Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - Excellent video! thanks!