r/canadaguns • u/KingLatifo • Apr 18 '26

Misc Can anyone ID this rifle?

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I've been told it might be a Lee Enfield, possibly a No. 4 MK I or a SMLE. But after looking at photos the magazine here isn't located close to the trigger guard or maybe I'm misunderstanding something. It's my dad in this photo, but he passed away several years ago, or I'd have asked him directly. Anyway, I'll appreciate any insight or clues, thanks!

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u/PM_me_ur_TT-33 Apr 18 '26

That's excessive. Stock disc plus protruding box mag is going to be an Enfield in the vast majority of cases.

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u/DougMacRay617 Apr 18 '26

This in no way resembles a lee Enfield

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u/PM_me_ur_TT-33 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, that's pretty obvious. Here. My point was that literally slapping someone whose entire milsurp vocabulary is on the level of "SMLE, No4, Mauser, SKS" is counterproductive.

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u/Brandon_awarea Apr 18 '26

Yeah from the perspective of someone like me that’s obviously not a Lee Enfield but from the average PAL owner they probably couldn’t even tell the difference between an enfield and a mosin.

It’s like if you bought me a picture of a modern deer rifle. I wouldn’t know the difference between a tikka or a Remington 700 from 10 yards away because frankly I don’t really care. My hunting rifle is the only one I know.

But you show me an SKS and I’ll tell you exactly where/when it was made