Jungle Carbine
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Template:Weapon-firearm The No. 5 Mk1 Jungle Carbine was a derivative of the British Lee-Enfield Short Magazine (SMLE) rifle, designed especially for fighting in Burma and other terrain where the length and weight of the standard No. 4 Mk1 made it unsuitable. The No. 5 was about 100 mm shorter and nearly a kilogram lighter than the No. 4 from which it was derived. It began production in 1944 and had other unique features like a flash suppressor and a rubber buttpad to help absorb the increased recoil. It went out of service in 1947, primarily due to its reduced accuracy, hard recoil, and the desire for semi-auto rifles.
Due to the large flash suppressor, it could only mount the No. 5 knife bayonet.