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