Canadian Long branch enfields

[Themouser]

Hey wondering if anyone knows where I can find records of what the Canadian army did with their service rifles at the end of the war. I know some were brought back to Canada and some sold to common wealth country’s, but I’m hoping the records still exist

[Phil]

Found this article from the Ottawa Citizen this past April,

The Canadian Forces previously removed another group of older weapons from its inventory when it provided modern rifles to the Canadian Rangers. That group had been using Lee Enfield rifles also from the Second World War era.

Around 9,500 Lee Enfields were transferred to military cadets, mostly as non-functional rifles, for use in drills or training. Approximately 5,000 of the rifles were gifted to serving Canadian Rangers.

Another 50 rifles were offered to museums affiliated with the Canadian Forces or military units as display artifacts, National Defence said.

After that, around 1,500 Lee Enfields remained and they were destroyed as the military ruled out sale of the surplus rifles to the general public.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national ... ra-pistols