De Lisle Carbine Rifle

This De Lisle Carbine weapon was designed in World War 2 in very small numbers for use by British Commandoes, US Army Rangers, the OSS, and other clandestine forces, mostly for the purpose of taking out sentries. The action is based on the Lee-Enfield series of rifles, but the caliber is .45 ACP, and the barrel is fitted with a very efficient silencer. It is, in fact, one of the quietest firearms ever designed, with the only audible noise upon firing being the firing pin hitting the primer, and the only other noise being the operator cycling the bolt (unfortunately much louder). Despite the silencer, it is also one of the longest-range weapons in this caliber. Production stopped shortly after World War 2, but in the mid-1980s new ones began appearing here and there in use by clandestine forces, made by both known and unknown manufacturers.

De Lisle Carbine Rifle

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