Lee–Metford rifles
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Lee–Metford rifles were late 19th-century British bolt-action, magazine-fed service rifles that combined James Paris Lee’s action with Metford’s rifling and were widely used in colonial and early Boer War campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee–Metford rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bolt-action rifle ⓘ |
| action | bolt-action ⓘ |
| caliber | 0.303 inch ⓘ |
| cartridge | .303 British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
military rifle
ⓘ
repeating rifle ⓘ |
| chambering | .303 British (7.7×56mmR) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | .303 British smokeless cartridge ⓘ |
| designer |
James Paris Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Ellis Metford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| feedSystem | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| firingMode | manual, bolt-action ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
magazine cut-off in some marks
ⓘ
rear-locking bolt ⓘ smokeless powder cartridge capability ⓘ |
| hasRifling | shallow, segmental rifling ⓘ |
| hasSights | iron sights ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Rifle, Magazine, Lee–Metford Mark I
ⓘ
Rifle, Magazine, Lee–Metford Mark II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| introduced | 1888 ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity |
10 rounds
ⓘ
8 rounds ⓘ |
| material |
steel
ⓘ
wooden stock ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUser |
British Army infantry
ⓘ
British colonial forces ⓘ |
| originatesFromDesign |
James Paris Lee bolt system
ⓘ
Metford polygonal rifling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Martini–Henry rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | infantry ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lee–Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riflingType | Metford rifling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1880s ⓘ |
| standardIssue | British service rifle in the 1890s ⓘ |
| successor | Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British Empire forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ colonial troops of the British Empire ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
North-West Frontier campaigns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan campaigns ⓘ colonial campaigns of the British Empire ⓘ early stages of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.