The Charlton Automatic Rifle was a unique WWII-era conversion of obsolete Lee-Enfield and Lee-Metford bolt-action rifles into light machine guns for the New Zealand Home Guard. Despite successful trials and a contract for 1,500 units, production challenges and a post-war fire made surviving examples extremely rare. The conversion featured an external gas system, cooling fins, and a scroll cam mechanism to operate the bolt, allowing for select-fire capability.
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