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Rifles:
Rifle No 1 Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk Ill*
| SMLE No1 MkIII* Rifle .303 Caliber |
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| Old, but still heavily used (No smart alec lady comments!) |
Rifle No 1 Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk Ill* GP (Wire re-inforced Grenade
Projector - See Note below)
| SMLE No1 MkIII* GP Rifle, .303 Caliber |
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| Shown here without its Grenade Projection Cup |
Note 1: The projection of mills
bombs from the venerable SMLE wire-reinforced GP rifle turned out to be the safest means of getting short-range immediate
suppression on the enemy. Even though platoons carried the 2" mortar, troops preferred the GP rifle as the Mills Bombs were
time fused, while the always-impact fuzes of the 2" mortar were a hazardous proposition in triple-canopy jungle.
Rifle .303 inch No 4 Mk I, MkI/II, MkII
| No. 4 Mk1* Rifle .303 Caliber |
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Rifle .303 inch No 5 Mk I (aka "Jungle Carbine")
| No5 Mk1 Rifle .303 Caliber |
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| US .30 M1 Carbine |
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| "A Perfect Little Jungle Gun" |
| Sarawak Rangers and SAS Officer in Briefing |
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| Note the .30 M1 Carbines and SAS OIC's Ammo Pouches for same |
Self Loading Rifle (SLR) L1A1
Submachine Guns:
Sten 9mm Submachine Gun Mark II
Sten 9mm Submachine Gun Mark III
| Sten Mk III Submachine Gun |
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| Uses standard 32 round Sten Maganzines |
Sten 9mm Submachine Gun Mark V
| Sten Mk V Submachine Gun |
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Pistols:
Pistol, Revolver .380" No. 2 Mark I * and I**
| Pistol, No. 2 Mark I** .38/200 Cal |
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Pistol 9 mm No 2 Mk I Browning
Machine Guns:
.303 inch Gun Machine Vickers
Mk I
| BREN MkII Machine Gun .303 Caliber |
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.30 Machinegun M1919A4 US (vehicle/aircraft use)
Shotguns:
There was a large variety of shotguns in use. These mainly were Browning
A-5 types in 12 bore or other manufacturer's commercial copies. These were procured in a variety of finishes, barrel lengths
and stock lengths, and are often seen in pictures of sentries and SAS patrol members. The 12 bore shotgun with buck shot pellets
was considered to be one of the finer ambush or anti-ambush weapons.
| Browning Patent Shotguns Commonly Encountered |
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| Some even had sporting Poly-Chokes Installed! |
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