This is every rifle the Marine Corps has issued to Marines in the service's 250-year history, from muskets to M4s.

The rifle first issued was the muzzle-loading Enfield, afterwards converted to the Snider breech-loader until replaced by the Martini Henry, which in its turn was replaced by the Lee Metford and later ...

The Lee-Metford initially used black powder while a smokeless cartridge was developed, and this necessitated further changes, culminating in the adoption of the Lee-Enfield rifle.

This article was originally published with the title “Penetration of the Lee-Metford Rifle” in SA Supplements Vol. 41 No. 1050supp (February 1896), p. 16779 doi:10.1038 ...

With their Lee Metford rifles, broadswords and daggers in their socks, they look like men you would not want to get on the wrong side of.

We reproduce from the abstract printed for the Institution Mr. Rigby's lucid account of the various processes of manufacture of the components of the Lee-Metford Mark I. magazine-rifle, of 0˙303 ...

The quality of the period’s guns was also excellent, including the British Lee-Metford rifle and the much-esteemed German Mauser Model 1895.

Short Magazine Lee Enfield Mark III The SMLE was a shortened and modernized version of the Lee Metford and Lee Enfield MLE. Its size was beneficial to the military providing one service rifle ...

BRITISH TROOPS' PERSONNEL.; Talk of Physical Unfitness of the Soldiers -- The Mauser Against the Lee-Metford Rifle. Share full article Oct. 1, 1899 The New York Times Archives ...

However, limiting the availability of AR-15 style semi-automatic assault rifles designed to kill people would at least slow down the slaughter involving these lethal weapons.

1st Any Stock/Any Sights: Russell Whitford scored 184/200 with a Lee Enfield No 4 MK1 Rifle equipped with PH5 aperture sights. 1st Team: Myles and Russell Whitford scored 358/400 in the team category.