Operation CARPETBAGGER: French Resistance No4 Enfield
Added 2022-11-18 12:00:06 +0000 UTCDuring 1944, the US and UK cooperatively ran a major effort to drop arms and equipment to French Resistance forces in preparation for the Allied landings in France. It began as Operation Carpetbagger with night drops from B24 Liberators in January 1944, and escalated into the summer. Eventually a number of massive daytime drops were made, totally more than 800 sorties and dropping 2.7 million pounds of equipment. The single most common firearm dropped was the MkII Sten, but containers also included Brens, handguns, M1 Carbines, bazookas, and No4 Enfields (along with ammunition).
After the country was liberated, the new government tried to collect up as many of the weapons as possible. They didn't get them all (not by a long shot, actually), but many were put into government storage, including this No4 Lee Enfield. It was marked with a "PP" property mark and inventory number, and stashed away until being sold as surplus recently and imported by Navy Arms.
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Any advice as to where to get ammo for the Enfield, 303 British. Hard to find in East ?
Thomas M Dunne
2022-12-03 17:45:35 +0000 UTCBest bolt gun in general service anywhere.
Pumba’s Gpa
2022-11-18 22:05:03 +0000 UTCthough ended up with a no5 by chance I love the 4. best boltguns ever made.
Guido Schriewer
2022-11-18 21:34:49 +0000 UTCGreat looking Enfields.
Douglas Biegel
2022-11-18 14:16:38 +0000 UTCThey can feel free to drop a small arms container on my place. I'd be happy to mark the location with whatever's customary.
ViejoLobo
2022-11-18 13:03:40 +0000 UTCHow much extra for the star marking on the Maltby?
Paul Johnston
2022-11-18 12:19:27 +0000 UTC
