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James Paris Lee (9 August 1831 – 24 February 1904) 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.
Browning A-Bolt.223 Remington.22 Hornet.375 H&H Magnum. 1984 United States/ Japan: Carcano: 6.5×50mm Arisaka 6.5×52mm Carcano 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer 7.92×57mm Mauser: 1891 Kingdom of Italy: Chassepot: Lead bullet 25 g (386 grains) in paper cartridge 11×59mmR Gras: 1866 France: Dreyse needle gun: Acorn-shaped lead bullet in paper ...
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the turn-bolt via a bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (as most users are right-handed). The majority of bolt-action firearms are rifles, but there are also some variants of shotguns and handguns that are bolt-action.
It featured a quick-release bolt and antiaircraft sights, as well as a dust cover for the bolt and a monopod. As a bolt-action rifle, the Type 99 was well developed, but as with all manually operated rifles used during World War II, they were often outclassed by semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns in close quarters combat.
Bolt-action rifle United Kingdom: 3,427,761 [70] 3,500,000 1,257 Pattern 1913 Enfield [70] more than 1,000,000 Pattern 1914 Enfield [71] more than 2,000,000 M1917 Enfield [72] ~28,000 Remington Model 30 [73] Mannlicher M1895: Bolt-action rifle Austria-Hungary: 2,500,000 [74] 3,500,000 [27] Berdan M1870: Single-shot bolt-action rifle Russian ...
1. Henry Repeating Arms. Going by the motto "Made in America, or Not Made at All," gun enthusiasts can rest assured that Henry Repeating Arms is deeply rooted in local tradition.
The original Mk1 Welrod is a bolt-action design. [4] Though 500 were ordered, its not clear if it ever got beyond the prototype stage. [4] The Welrod Mk II, chambered for .32 ACP is the primary model. [1] [5] Due to poor field results, the Welrod 9mm Mk I was subsequently developed using 9×19mm Parabellum rounds. [6] [5]
He invented, or made significant improvements to, single-shot, lever-action, and pump-action rifles and shotguns. He developed the first reliable and compact autoloading pistols by inventing the telescoping bolt , then integrating the bolt and barrel shroud into what is known as the pistol slide .