James Paris Lee
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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. These features would be incorporated into more successful repeating rifle designs later on, such as in the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifle series.[1]
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Born | James Paris Lee (1831-08-09)9 August 1831 Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Died | 24 February 1904(1904-02-24) (aged 72) |
Nationality (legal) | British from 1831, Canadian from 1836 |
Occupation | Weapons designer |
Spouse | Caroline Chrysler Lee |
Children | William Lee, George Miles Lee |
Relatives | John Lee (brother) |
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