The Lee–Metford (also known as the Magazine Lee–Metford) is a British bolt action rifle which combined James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system and detachable...
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of the Lee–Metford (adopted by the British Army in 1888), the Lee–Enfield superseded the earlier Martini–Henry, Martini–Enfield, and Lee-Metford rifles...
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British military rifles (section Lee–Metford rifles)
rifle is commonly referred to as the Lee–Metford or MLM (Magazine Lee–Metford). The "Lee" comes from James Paris Lee (1831–1904), a Scottish-born Canadian-American...
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rifle designs later on, such as in the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifle series. Born in Hawick, Scotland, Lee emigrated with his family to Galt, Upper...
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military rifles. The weapon was a sporting variant of the well known Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifles made for civilian shooters, though often purchased...
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M1872[citation needed] Lee–Enfield Magazine Mk I Lee–Enfield Short Magazine Mk I, Mk II and Mk III Lee–Metford Mk I and Mk II Lee–Speed No.1 and No.2 Mauser–Verqueiro...
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stop-gap black powder round put into service in December 1888 for the Lee–Metford rifle. From 1891 the cartridge used smokeless powder which had been the...
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tubular magazine. The design was incorporated by the British into the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifles, thereby becoming one of the most widely used rifle...
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Polygonal rifling (redirect from Metford rifling)
British Lee–Metford rifles, named after their proprietary Metford rifling, American M1895 Lee Navy rifles (both designed by James Paris Lee), and the...
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L42A1 (redirect from Lee-Enfield L42)
rear-locking action designed by James Paris Lee for the British Army. This action design appeared first in the Lee–Metford rifle of 1888. The L42A1 was a 7.62×51mm...
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1888, the Lee–Metford small-bore (.303", 7.70 mm) rifle, Mark I, was adopted for the British army. The Lee–Metford was the predecessor of the Lee–Enfield...
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The rifle they made led to the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield series of rifles. Harrowing from Hawick, Scotland, the Lee family emigrated to Ontario in Canada...
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rounds, which was more than any other rifle of the time, predating the Lee–Metford. Due to the Swiss Federal Council's early 1866 decision to equip the...
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Indian units received the Martini–Henry when the British adopted the Lee–Metford. The Ijeshas used large numbers of Snider–Enfields against Ibadan during...
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somewhat similar to a Lee action in February 1888 and a detachable magazine in April 1888. He sent a test rifle now known as "Mauser-Metford" to Great Britain...
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Metford (4 October 1824 – 14 October 1899) was a British engineer best known for designing the Metford rifling used in the .303 calibre Lee–Metford and...
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1879 to 1907); The M1895 Lee Navy rifle (in service in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1895 to 1907); The Lee–Metford rifle (in service in the...
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the Martini–Henry rifles with the .303 calibre bolt-action magazine Lee–Metford, which gave a considerably higher maximum rate of fire. Consequently...
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Bolt action (section Lee–Enfield)
of its kind was the M1885 Remington–Lee, but the first to be generally adopted was the British 1888 Lee–Metford. World War I marked the height of the...
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known as the 7.62×63mm in metric measurement. .303 British, used in Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifles, is known as 7.7×56mmR in metric measurement. 7.7×58mm...
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hostilities. Others used captured British rifles such as the "long" Lee-Metford and the Enfield, as confirmed by photographs from the era. When the ammunition...
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detachable box magazine but he didn't design one until 1892 for the Mark II Lee-Metford, three years after the Schmidt-Rubin. The first pistol with a double-stack...
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contemporaneously with the Martini–Henry rifle until the .303 bolt action Lee–Metford repeating rifle was introduced in the 1880s. Later, military surplus...
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official military role, this hand-picked body of local men are armed with Lee–Metford rifles, and the regiment includes a pipe band. Joining the Highlanders...
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give them back later. Used from 1902 to 1920. Lee-Metford carbine – issued in .303 British. The Metford rifling gave tighter groups when fired than the...
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with bullets fired from Enfield, Snider–Enfield, Martini–Henry, Lee–Metford, and Lee–Enfield rifles and other weapons of similar calibres. However, this...
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copper". In 1906, the RNWMP reverted to their Model 1894 Winchesters and Lee–Metfords.[citation needed] The Ross rifle was modified to correct these faults...
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as the Lee-Metford and the Enfield. Indeed, when the ammunition for the Mausers ran out, the Boers relied primarily on the captured Lee-Metfords. Regardless...
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original Charlton automatic rifles were converted from obsolete Lee–Metford and magazine Lee–Enfield rifles dating from as early as the Boer War, and were...
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soldiers armed with Lee–Enfield rifles in 1936. These troops were supported by an equal number of militiamen armed with older Lee–Metford rifles. In addition...
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