January 25, 2007    

Enfield-Stuff
           A web site about Lee-Enfield rifles and the men who carried them.

     
 
 
 
Enfields In Queue: Malta
 
 
Rifle 131
SMLE, No. 1 Mk III*. BSA, 1916. K.O.M.R. (King's Own Malta Regiment). One of the very few Territorial Army units to be designated "Royal". The KOMR was the garrison force of the Island of Malta during the German aerial assault of 1941, for which the entire population of Malta was awarded the George Cross by George VI.  Most of the regiment served in an air defense role during the siege. Overall 90%, bore VG (sharp and bright). Wood VG with typical small dings and dents. Matched (bolt, receiver, barrel, sight, nosecap, and forestock. No import marks. Exotic and rare.