C&R · II · 340
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III, Ishapore
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 11 ↗
Lee Enfield, No. 1 Mk III bolt-action rifle, cal. .303, mfd. in Ishapore, India between 1946 and 1960. Original military configuration only.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. in Ishapore”
- ATF REQUIRESIn original configuration (ATF wording)ATF: “Original military configuration only”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1946–1960 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “between 1946 and 1960”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
IndiaBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Rifle Factory IshaporeBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .303 BritishBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1946–1960Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- None attached yet
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk 1 (1903) - UK - cal 303 British - Armémuseum noBG.jpg” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Lee–Enfield”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century, and was the standard service rifle of the British Armed Forces from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.