James Paris Lee
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James Paris Lee was a Scottish-Canadian firearms designer best known for developing the bolt-action, detachable box magazine system that became the basis of the Lee–Enfield rifle.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearms designer
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person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1831-08-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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Scotland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1904-02-24 ⓘ |
| designed |
Lee rifle action
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detachable box magazine for rifles ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | small arms design ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lee–Enfield rifle
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Lee–Metford rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inventionUsedIn |
British service rifles
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Lee–Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee–Metford rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the bolt-action, detachable box magazine system
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influence on Lee–Enfield rifle design ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | James Paris Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish-Canadian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lee bolt-action system
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Lee–Enfield rifle magazine system NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee–Metford rifle design NERFINISHED ⓘ detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| occupation |
firearms designer
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inventor ⓘ |
| patent |
patents on bolt-action rifle mechanisms
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patents on detachable box magazines ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Short Beach, Connecticut, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Ontario, Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| workedOn |
military rifle development
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repeating rifle mechanisms ⓘ |
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