The No1 Mk3 HT (Heavy barrel/Telescope) sniper rifle by Lithgow, Australia remains a firm must have in ones collection if possible, both as a valued collectible and as a desirable shooter.
Equipped with the Pattern 1918 scope, and an H marked target barrel which was derived by shortening early model Long Lee barrels, thus creating a stockier, stiffer smle barrel, the HT also came in high mount and low mount variations.
It also came with a comfortable cheek piece, with a curved recess for one’s cheek, a style difference from the No4 T sniper cheek piece.
On the battlefield it was a capable rifle and lethal 1000 yard shooting is well described in Australian accounts of fighting in WW2 and Korea.
No1 MK3 HT sniper by Lithgow Australia, equipped with high mounted 1918 scope and cheek piece.
Lee Enfield No1 MK3 HT with low mount 1918 scope.
Lee Enfield No1 Mk3 HT low mount 1918 scope
The No1 MK3 HT cheek piece is recessed for the shooters cheek, unlike the No4 Mk1 T which has straight sides.
