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The Rieder Automatic Rifle was a fully automatic Lee-Enfield SMLE rifle conversion of South African origin. The Rieder device could be installed quickly with the use of simple tools. A similar weapon of New Zealand origin was the Charlton Automatic Rifle.While the rifle had no select fire capability single shots could be achieved by releasing the trigger quickly. Alternatively the bolt could be operated manually if the gas vein was closed.