My Growing Collection Of The Queens Rifles

This is my growing collection of the Queen's Rifles.

The 2A1 rifle at the top is Indian. It was manufactured in the Rifle Factory Ishapore, India in 7.62 NATO. It is essentially a SMLE No1 Mk3 rifle made with a higher grade of steel to handle the pressures of the 7.62 NATO round.

The No 1 Mk 3 rifle second from the top is Australian. It was manufactured in the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, Australia in .303 British.

The No 1 Mk 3 rifle third from the top is British. It was manufactured in the Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., United Kingdom in .303 British.

The No2 Mk IV Training Rifle fourth from the top was originally manufactured as a No 1 Mk 3 rifle in the Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., United Kingdom before being converted by Parker Hale to a .22 LR training Rifle.

The No 2 Mk IV Training Rifle fifth from the top was originally manufactured as a No 1 Mk 3 rifle in the Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., United Kingdom before being converted by Parker Hale to a .22 LR training rifle.

The SHT 22 Mk IV Training Rifle sixth from the top was originally manufactured as a No 1 Mk 3 rifle in the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield, United Kingdom before being converted by Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., to a .22 LR training rifle.

The No 8 Target Rifle seventh from the top is British, from Enfield in .22 LR. This training rifle was not converted from another rifle but was manufactured as a training rifle

And lastly the Cooey Model 82 Training Rifle is Canadian, from Cooey in .22 LR.