1 rifle led to the Mk V which was produced in some thousands for troop trials, and then further refinement, onto the Mk VI. Indeed it had been found in the latter stages of the First War that the Pattern 14 rifle fitted with the fine adjustment rear sight shot more accurately than the SMLE fitted with a telescope! Trials with the No. ![]() Further, whilst accuracy of the standard rifle was generally satisfactory, it was not of the standard required for a dedicated Snipers rifle. The SMLE had acquitted itself magnificently in the trenches of Ypres, Gallipoli and the Somme during the Great War, but if had become widely appreciated that its production was complicated, time consuming and hence costly. The Ainley rifle of 1937, which was itself a highly modified derivation of the P’ 14 rifle, was developed, though not proceeded with beyond trial production of six rifles.Ĭoncurrently through the inter-war period, a replacement was being sought for the standard No. ![]() However there were one or two enterprising designs produced for consideration by the army as possible replacements for the rifle No. ![]() As is always the case during peacetime the military establishment was run down (this was as true in the 1920’s and 30’s as it is now).
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