British military rifles
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The origins of the modern British military rifle are within its predecessor, the Brown Bess musket. While a musket was largely inaccurate over 100 yards, due to a lack of rifling and a generous tolera
Brown Bess musket – precursor to the early British rifles
Baker rifle
Barnett London Brunswick-style Percussion Rifle
Pattern 1851 Enfield
Lee–Metford
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The Lee–Metford is a British bolt action rifle. It was the first British Bolt-action rifle and combined James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system and detachable magazine with an innovative seven-groo
British military rifles
…this was developed through trials beginning in 1879, and adopted as the Magazine Rifle Mark I in 1888. This 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 inventor who designed an easy-to-operate…
Lee Metford Mk II AM.032034
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