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Long Lee-Enfield 1895 magazine bolt-action rifle .303
01. Original name
Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (Mark 1)
02. Other official names
03. Popular names
Long Lee-Enfield, Long Tom
04. Chamberings
.303 British aka 7.7×56mmR, Cordite
05. Designed by
Action & magazine by James Paris Lee, barrel by RSAF Enfield
06. Design date
1895
07. In service date(s)
1895 – 1902
08. Adopted by
British Army & Navy, British Colonies and Dependencies
09. Production quantities
317,00 Mark 1 & 600,000 Mark 1*
10. Mechanism
Bolt-action, rear locking, 10 round double row magazine
11. Weight
9lb 4oz / 4.12kg
12. Mountings
Sword bayonet pattern 1888
13. Practicality in action
Slick bolt action but no provision for charger loading
14. Comments / Other information
Square shouldered rifling designed to resist erosion by Cordite