No, I think these were actually Australian - made for the civilian market (before the gun bans). I assume the idea was to use an existing design (Lee-Enfields were of course used by the other Commonwealth countries too, not just Britain) to make a simple and cheap carbine, and chamber it in 7.62x39 since it’s a pretty widely-available cartridge.
Was this the Soviet’s attempt to copy the Enfield, kinda like that Japanese M1 Garand?
No, I think these were actually Australian - made for the civilian market (before the gun bans). I assume the idea was to use an existing design (Lee-Enfields were of course used by the other Commonwealth countries too, not just Britain) to make a simple and cheap carbine, and chamber it in 7.62x39 since it’s a pretty widely-available cartridge.