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Enfields in Queue: Iraq

After the Great War (WWI, 1914-1919) Iraq (Mesopotamia) was made a British Protectorate by the League of Nations. Throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s Britain supplied the Iraqi Army with weapons both from stores and by means of contracts with the Iraqi government. In 1940 the King of Iraq was overthrown by a military junta that sought ties with Nazi Germany. This provoked the British invasion of Iraq in 1941. After that, the story gets much more complicated.

Lee-Enfield rifle unit markings - Iraq

Rifle 125
SMLE No.1 Mk III. BSA 1939. BSA contract rifle delivered to the Kingdom of Iraq. Iraqi marked on barrel, knox form and marking disc. Matched serial numbers (bolt, receiver, barrel, backsight, forestock and nosecap). Not import marked. VGC.
Lee-Enfield rifle unit markings - Iraq

Rifle 211
SMLE No.1 Mk III*. Enfield 1917. Overall, 85% finish. Wood is VG with the usual nicks and dings from service. Iraqi marked on barrel, knox form and marking disc. Matching serial numbers (bolt, receiver, barrel, backsight, forestock and nosecap). Not import marked.