Help in identifying some rifles please!

[Cool Breeze]

Hey, you guys are the experts and will likely have the answers easily. My grandparents were missionaries in Nigeria for 34 years. My mom- the youngest of 5 was born and lived there till she was 14.

She is writing some memoirs, and would like the info on these two rifles. The second she has listed as a "Bolt action .303" Thats all she knows. The pics are from 1952, and the guns are likely a bit older than that.

Thats my mom with her back turned:

A close up of the .303:

My Uncle:

Thanks for any help!

 

[phylodog]

Looks like a sporterized Lee Enfield

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee–Enfield

 

[TangoFoxtrot]

Looks like a sporterized Lee Enfield

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee–Enfield

The first does look like Enfield, the second looks to be tube feed

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[Cool Breeze]

the second could be lever action- not sure... any other actions that use tube feeds from 70 years ago?

 

[Mgderf]

Yep, looks like an Enfield.
Wow, your mom is SHORT!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

the second could be lever action- not sure... any other actions that use tube feeds from 70 years ago?

Self-loading, underlevers, slide-action, bolt actions.

The .22? My guess is JC Higgins or BSA. I am not placing money on that guess either.

 

[blue2golf]

Looks the brass tag from an Armory is still tacked onto the stock of the Enfield.

I agree about the other rifle. Tube fed .22.

 

[indiucky]

The .22? My guess is JC Higgins. I am not placing money on that guess either.

I would....

 

[Leadeye]

The scope looks offset to the left side, that and what looks like a lever makes me think it's a Winchester 1895. Lots of barrel past the fore end, those guns had 28 inch barrels.

 

[rob63]

The first rifle looks like it has a sporting stock rather than a sporterized military stock. BSA, Parker Hale, and probably others made sporting versions. It looks a lot like this one to me.

The BSA - W. W. Greener Lee-Speed Sporting Rifle

 

[Cool Breeze]

Thanks so much for all of your help fellas! I really appreciate it!