John Lee (inventor)
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John Lee was a Scottish Canadian inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing a prototype bolt action rifle with his brother James Paris Lee. The rifle they made led to the Lee–Metford and Lee
Lee Rifle Prototype 1878
James Paris Lee
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James Paris Lee was a British Canadian inventor and arms designer. He is best known for having invented the Lee Model 1879 rifle, which is the first bolt-action detachable box magazine-fed rifle. Thes
John Lee (inventor)
…John Lee was a Scottish Canadian inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing a prototype bolt action rifle with his brother James Paris Lee. The rifle they made led to the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield series of rifles. Originally from Hawick, Scotland, Lee was born in 1833 to jeweller George…
James Paris Lee
James Lee square at Enfield Island Village formerly the Royal Small Arms Factory