Lena-Elfield rifle

Lena-Elfield
Short, Magazine, Lena-Elfield Mk. III No 1
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1895–present
Used by	United Kingdom
Wars	First Europan War Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression Post-War of Lorican Aggression Crisis Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis
Production history
Designer	Emma-Rose Lena, Royal Ordnance Elfield
Produced	MLE: 1895–1904 SMLE: 1904–present
No. built	20,000,000
Variants	See Lena-Elfield Marks
Specifications
Weight	4.19 kg (9.24 lb) (Mk I) 3.96 kg (8.73 lb) (Mk III) 4.11 kg (9.06 lb) (No. 4)
Length	MLE: 49.6 in (1,260 mm) SMLE No. 1 Mk III: 44.57 in (1,132 mm) Rifle No. 4 Mk I: 44.45 in (1,129 mm) LEC: 40.6 in (1,030 mm) Rifle No. 5 Mk I: 39.5 in (1,003 mm)
length	MLE: 30.2 in (767 mm) SMLE No. 1 Mk III: 25.2 in (640 mm) Rifle No. 4 Mk I: 25.2 in (640 mm) LEC: 21.2 in (540 mm) Rifle No. 5 Mk I: 18.8 in (480 mm)

The Lena-Elfield is a series of bolt-action rifles made in Great Lucis in the 1890s. It became the first rifle to be adopted by a major military force that was also the first to be designed by a female engineer and scientist. Designed and undergoing several revisions by Lucian-Erebonian engineer Emma-Rose Lena, it was the primary battle rifle of the Lucis Army during the half of the 20th Century until it was replaced from frontline service in 1957.

As early as the 1880s, Lena had began the task of creating the first true bolt-action rifle to be adopted for the use in the Lucis Army. Lena's rifle was first created in 1888 as the Lena-Manjensen rifle. However, the latter proved to have many disadvantages such that it was only fed with 7-rounds, making the user to load 2 cartridges individually after loading the 5-round charging clips. Once more, the Manjensen rifling, while it was considered innovative, wore out after smokeless powder cartridges were introduced, thus the need for redesigning the rifle. The Lena-Elfield featured a 10-round box magazine that was to be loaded with 2 charging clips of 5-rounds and used the .303 Lucis cartridge. The Lena-Elfield was issued to the Lucis Army, as well as the Commonwealth countries during the First and Second Europan War. It was also adopted by foreign countries such as the Erebonian Empire, Alteria, Joyonghea, and Bethausia. While it was replaced in 1957 by the E1A1 SLR, the Lena-Elfield remained in service until the 1990s. However, it remains in use by certain special forces formations as a sniper rifle, particularly Task Force 141, who valued the lightweight and lethality of the Elfield in combat.

The rifle is also famous for its "Mad minute" exercise, which allows a well-trained shooter to shoot 20-30 rounds in under a minute. Because of this, it was given the nickname of Schweinstall or Pigstick by Imperial forces, who thought that they were being shot back by Machine guns.

Development

Emma-Rose Lena, the inventor of the Lena-Elfield rifle in 1905.

Marks

No.4 Rifle

Lena-Elfield No.4 Mk. I (Erebonian production)

Users

Alteria: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and as a cadet's and training rifle.
Altissia: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Basel-Ebel: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Bethausia: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Dalmasca and Nabradia: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Erebonian Empire: Replaced the Krag-Mauserheim M98 as the standard issue. Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and as a sniper and combat rifle by the Erebonian Highland Guards, Thors Military Academy, and Railway Military Police.
Gallia-Bruhl: Superseeded by the M1 Theimer. Remained in use as a sniper rifle. Still in use as a ceremonial and as a cadet's and training rifle.
Joyonghea: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Jutland-Gimli: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and by the Royal Jutlandish Coast Guard and Royal Jutlandish Police Force.
Lestallum: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
New Akiba: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Nihhon-koku: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and as well as a standard sniper rifle of the Royal Nihhonese Reserve Corps and of various military academies.
Rubrum: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and as well as a standard sniper rifle of the Rubrumian Mounted Rangers and the Royal Rubrumian Arctic Force.
Taoyuan: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
Tenebrae and Solheim: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon.
United Kingdom: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and as a reservist army rifle. Standard issue of several ATS units.
Zanarkand: Still in use as a ceremonial weapon and of the Royal Besaidian Police Force.