The High Prairie and District Museum has several guns in its collection. This Enfield rifle was donated by Ike Lawrence in 1966. The gun is not a Lee Enfield rifle, just an Enfield. The Lee–Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army’s standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895-1957. Due to the poor performance of the rifle during the Second Boer War from 1899–1902, the British attempted to replace the round and the Lee–Enfield rifle that fired it. The result was the Enfield rifle. Work on a long-range replacement cartridge began in 1910 and resulted in the .276 Enfield in 1912. Each week, the museum presents an artifact. Drop by during regular hours to see this item and more. For all inquiries, please call curator Darlene Adams at the museum at [780] 523-2601.
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