Lithgow No. 1 Mk 3* H (T)
Notes: This rifle was essentially a Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk 3*, re-made into a sniper rifle. The Australians had a license to built Mk 3 and Mk 3* versions of the SMLE at the time, and they decided to build a version of the No. 1 Mk 3* with a heavy match barrel, a mount for an Aldis telescopic sight, and in some cases, a cheekpiece screwed onto the stock. These versions were at first meant only to provide rifles for military marksmanship competitions, but in World War 2 as Japan closed in on Australia, the No. 1 Mk 3* H (T) rifles were taken into front-line military service to supplement the No. 3 Mk 1*(T)s the Australians already used as their standard sniper rifle at the time. The No. 1 Mk 3* H (T) could have actions dated as early as 1915, but the entire weapon was given a complete refurbishment as well as a new barrel and chamber during its remake as a match weapon.
For the most part, the No. 1 Mk 3* H (T) is now a collectors’ item or a museum piece, but they were issued in small quantities as late as the early 1970s to Reserve units of the Australian Army.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
No. 1 Mk 3* H (T) |
.303 British |
4.67 kg |
10 |
$1699 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
No. 1 Mk 3* H (T) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
101 |