This was the first British bolt-action, magazine-fed military rifle.
- The Lee-Brown
- The Lee-Enfield
- The Lee-Metford
- The Martini-Henry
The Lee-Metford. The rifle went into service in 1888 and fired the famous .303 cartridge. The rifle was the standard British weapon during the Second Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion.
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