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The Enfield Collectors Digest (ECD) resulted from several Lee-Enfield collectors getting together in 1992
to form a loose confederation of like-minded associates. The first issue of the ECD was published in January of 1993.
It was produced specifically for collectors of Lee-Enfield rifles and British & Commonwealth militaria and was published
from 1993 through 2002.
Varying from four to six issues per year, the ECD functioned as a forum for exchange of
information between collectors, a learning tool for new collectors, and a source for locating information related to collecting
British and Commonwealth firearms and militaria.
By January, 2000, the ECD boasted subscribers in twelve (12) countries
- Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the
U.S.
The subscriber base included individuals, major military museums and libraries, many organized collector's
clubs and organizations, and the British MOD Pattern Room Library, the Canadian War Museum Library, and the Lithgow Small
Arms Museum Library.
Each issue contained an assortment of the following features:
Articles about Lee-Enfield
Rifles and other British and British Commonwealth firearms, accessories, and militaria, written by well known authors in the
field as well as by subscribers. Well known contributors include Ian Skennerton and Peter Laidler, among others.
Comments from subscribers - personal observations about collecting Lee-Enfield rifles and other British military items.
Tips on new publications on British firearms, accessories, and other related subjects.
A subscriber question
and answer column moderated by Paul M. R. Breakey, a well known American collector and Enfield historian and scholar.
Tidbits of information on a variety of subjects related to British Militaria. Both commercial and non-commercial advertisements
of items For Sale, Wanted, or For Trade.
Although out of print since 2002, back issues are still available (in
limited numbers) at a cost of $5.00 USD each, $15.00 USD per Volume, or $100.00 USD for a complete 10 volume set (1993 - 2002),
postage included, USPS Media rate. Postage outside the US, obviously, is extra.
[NOTE: No Ten Volume Sets are being sold at this time, as the folowing issues are currently
out of print:
Vol. 1 No. 2...Vol. 1 No.3...Vol. 3 No. 1...Vol. 3 No. 4 Vol. 3 No. 5...Vol. 6 No. 1...Vol.
7 No. 1]
Ditto Volume Sets 1, 3, 6, & 7]
HELP! I have misplaced the masters for Vol. 3 No. 5 and Vol. 6 No. 1. If you have these could you please send me a copy?
Below is a synopsis of the major articles included in each issue:
(Under Construction, More to be added later, Pardon.)
Vol. I No. 1 Jan-93
The .303 British Cartridge The Lee-Enfield Saga
The SMLE - A Rifle for a New Century The SMLE Aim Corrector
Vol. I No. 2 Apr-93
Conversion of the .303 Rifle No. 4 to 7.62 mm The Alfred J. Parker Model 8/53 Aperture Backsight Attachment
The No. 4 Enfield as a Target Rifle The Rifle No. 5 Mk 2 Prototype
Vol. I No. 3 Jul-93
Lee-Enfield S.M.L.E. Action Skeleton ("The British Service Lee") The National Rifle Factory Mark III*
The Pattern '14 No. 1 Is Not A .303 Use .308 Diameter Bullets With Your .303 British What is a Sight?
(Poem)
Vol. I No. 4 Oct-93
An Arms Fair North Of The Border British Lee
Trigger Guard Variations Enfield Firing Pin Tools Reloading Tips For The .303 The .303 British Cartridge
The Swift Training Rifles The Venerable Lee-Enfield
Vol. II
No. 1 Jan-94
96 Years Old And Still Going Strong A Tale Of One Lee-Enfield Markings ...
On ... Rifles of the WWI - WWII Period Some Enfields Are Born Ugly The No. 1 Mark VI Lee-Enfield ... The
Rifle EY
Vol. II No. 2 Mar-94
An Ishapore Sectionalized
No. 1 Mk III* Enfields And The Movies The Collector The First Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifle, Part I
Vol. II No. 3 May-94
Canadian 7.62 Conversions Getting to Know Your Lee-Enfield
... Lee-Enfield C No. 4 Mk 1* Rifles (The British Service Lee") The First Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifle,
Part II The P-14 Enfield in WWII and Beyond The Sniper
Vol.
II No. 4 Jul-94
A Century of Sights and Sighting Aids Navy Arms L39 & L42 Rifles The
First Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifle, Part III The Swift Training Rifles (An Addendum)
Vol.
II No. 5 Sep-94
A Brief History of the US Enfield Brass Oiler Markings Lee-Enfield Dust
Covers - A Legacy of World Way One Trench Warfare Notes on the Lee-Enfield Magazine Cut-Off
Vol. II No. 6 Nov-94
Grading and Pricing Military Rifles Lee-Enfield
No. 4 Mk 1 Sniper Rifles The Commonwealth's Other .303 Vol.
III No. 1 Jan-95
.303 Rifle No. 4 Serial Numbers Brass Oiler Markings: Part Two Refurbishing
and Restoring Aging and Ailing Enfields, Part I SMLE Anomalies Vol.
III No. 2 Mar-95
An Austrian SMLE Ekins' Automatic Lee-Enfield Refurbishing and Restoring
Aging and Ailing Enfields, Part II Vol. III No. 3 May-95 Enfield of the Month: Rifle No. 5 Mk 1 Excerpt from the
1929 A. J. Parker Catalog R.S.A.F. Enfield Appraisal of Lithgow S.M.L.E. Production Refurbishing and Restoring
Aging and Ailing Enfields, Part III Vol. III No. 4 Jul-95
Accuracy: Lee-Enfield
No. 4 Mk 1 and No. 4 Mk 2 Cleaning Your .303 In Search of C.E. Pryor Vol. III No. 5 Sep-95
A Long Affair with the Lee-Enfield A Museum
Piece SMLE Another Ross BSA .22 Martini Enfield S.M.L.E. Action Skeletons Naval Marked Lee-Enfields Vol. III No. 6 Nov-95
.308 Bullets in the .303
- Another Perspective Going Back and Then Some (Black Powder Enfields) Lee-Enfield Sentencing & Repair
Marks
Vol. IV No. 1 Jan-96
Comments of the "E.Y." Rifle Issue Lee-Enfield Rifle Bolt Head Changes No. 2 Mk IV Training Rifles The U.S. No. 4 Enfield
Vol. IV No. 2 Mar-96
Canadian Drill Pattern Rifles, Part I EY Classification
Magazines: Rifles No. 1 and No. 4 T.E. Lawrence and the SMLE
Vol.
IV No. 3 May-96
Canadian Drill Pattern Rifles, Part II S.M.L.E. Mk III Reproduction .22
Caliber Training Unit Salvage After The Somme Shooting Lead Bullets In Lee-Enfield Rifles The End Of R.S.A.F.
Enfield
Vol. IV No. 4 Jul-96
.303 British
Low Pressure Loads Notes on the Ishapore SMLE Reenactment Groups in the U.S. and Elsewhere Vol. IV No. 5 Sep-96
How To Clean Your Rifle (from a 1914 SMLE manual)
Vol. IV No. 6 Nov-96
Americanizing The Queen's English R.F.I. .410
Muskets The Grenade Launching Rifle and Its Projectiles The S.M.L.E. Combination Tool
Vol. V No. 1 Jan-97
Action Skeleton - S.M.L.E. Mk III & III* British
Special Air Service (Brief History) Production at Long Branch
Vol.
V No. 2 Mar-97
A Simplified Rifle Rack Another Use for the Sale Mark Collecting No. 4
Enfield Bayonets McGurk's Rifle Vol. V No. 3 May-97
A No. 4
Mk 1* Returns British Sniping Equipment of the Great War Field Thermos on the Somme Scope Caps for Sniper
Rifles The Alfred J. Parker Model 8/53 Aperture Backsight Attachment The Mad Minute The Other Enfield (Royal
Enfield Motors)
Vol. V No. 4 Jul-97
Bren L.M.G. Bipods British Steel
Helmets, 1915-18 Evolution of the Bren Gun
Vol. V No. 5 Sep-97
Barrels, Bolts & Breechblocks - "Sale Marks" Mk 2 Sten MG Carbine Naming of
Parts - a poem by Henry Reed The "Chest, Bren M.G. MkI
Vol.
V No. 6 Nov-97
Cumulative Index to the ECD 1993 - 1997 The French Index to Lesser Articles and
Comments in the ECD The Last Lee-Enfield - The India 2a and 2A1 Rifles
Vol.
VI No. 1 Jan-98
Target Shooting with the .303 Accuracy and the S.M.L.E. New Use For Old
Scabbards Thoughts on a 1917 Lithgow Rifle
Vol. VI No. 2 Mar-98
Knapp's Knotes - "Irish Free State No. 4 Mk 4 Rifle"
Vol.
VI No. 3 May-98
Knapp's Knotes - "Brit. Anti-Aircraft Gun Azimuth Sighting Tube"
Vol. VI No. 4 Jul-98
Knapp's Knotes - "Identifying South African No. 4
Rifles"
Vol. VI No. 5 Sep-98
Knapp's Knotes - "The 'Osterr
Gendarmerie' Mk III Rifle" Vol. VI No. 6 Nov-98
The MOD Pattern
Room and Its Future Using the Lee-Enfield For Practical Shooting (PR) Shooting the Martin’ ‘enry London’s American Home Guard On Tour With Lawrence: Part 2; A Desert Viewed A Pilgrimage to the Lithgow
Small Arms Museum The Single Black Chevron
Vol. VII No. 1 Jan-99
The MOD Pattern Room and Its Future - Update India Drill Purpose Rifle British Traditions
Origins & History: Lithgow Samll Arms Factory Pattern 1893 Martini Metford Bayonet The French
Index - 1998 Update Cumulative Index to ECD 1993-1998
Vol. VII No.
2 Apr-99
No. 5 Mk 1 – Last Production at Shirley The Snider Breech-Loader Rifle The
E.A.L. Rifle Weighing of Springs & The Enfield Rifle spring Balance From The Armourer's Bench –
"Fitting Bolts" A Century of Sights and Sighting Aids IN MEMORIAM – Edna Rosalind Parker Vol. VII No. 2 Apr-99
The Last Rifle No. 1 Model
Vol. VII No. 3 Jul-99
Tips & Tricks – "Rust
Removal" Fakes & Frauds "Current" Issue .303 Military Ammo The British Army Says
Farewell to the Bren 4 (T) or not 4 (T) – The No4 Lee Enfield Sniper Rifle The Rejected Enfield The
New Martini-Enfield Rifle Three WWI Armourers' Tools Shooting Black Powder in the .303 Enfield's
7.62mm Specialty Rifles
Vol. VII No. 4 Oct-99
The
.303 British Cartridge – An Overview The .303 British Lee Enfield Chamber Size Reloading Tips For
The .303 Reloading the .303 British – Chambers & Headspace .303 Case Life Pakistani Lee-Enfields
Grenade Trials?
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