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
Lee Metford Mk II AM.032034
Schematic. Image #9 and #10
The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century,
Lee–Metford
…rifle of the British Empire in 1888, following nine years of development and trials, but remained in service for only a short time until replaced by the Lee–Enfield. The Lee-Metford was the very first Bolt-action rifle ever introduced to the British Military. It combined the bolt action breech and box magazine of…
A 1903 Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk I in the Swedish Army Museum
Standard Mk VII .303-inch cartridge for Lee–Enfield rifle
A Magazine Lee Enfield Mk I* rifle ("Long Tom"), used in the Second Boer War by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Short Magazine Lee–Enfield No. 1 Mk III