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were purchased from the New York firm of Schuyler, Hartley & Graham and issued to the Haitian army, gendarmerie and private militias.
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This article is about the Lee rifle manufactured by the Lee Arms, Sharps, and Remington companies. For other uses, see
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rifles, thereby becoming one of the most widely used rifle designs of the early to mid-20th century.
292:(11.15×58mmR). Of these, around 4,000 Model 1882 rifles were rechambered in .43 Spanish. During the 370::Bought 500 M1882 Remington-Lee rifles in 1884 in .43 Spanish from Schuyler, Hartley & Graham 507: 479: 439: 385: 184: 168: 255: 247: 266: 262: 293: 242:. Arguably this was the most modern rifle in the world, until the introduction of the 8mm 219: 215: 96: 81: 314:. These were quickly replaced after many complaints about the quality of the ammunition. 598:"The military rifle cartridges of Honduras from Cortez to zelaya. - Free Online Library" 622: 270: 235: 120: 548: 655: 435: 417: 251: 198: 281:
and issued on a very limited scale. Ultimately, it was passed up in favor of the
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New Zealand purchased 500 for its militia in 1887, also chambered in
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China's Small Arms of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
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In 1884, China acquired 13,000 Remington-Lees chambered in
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The design was incorporated by the British into the
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Index

Lee rifle
Users
Sino-French War
James Paris Lee
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
Remington
Caliber
.45-70 Government
.43 Spanish
.30-40 Krag
Action
box magazine
bolt-action
repeating rifle
James Paris Lee
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
Remington
.45-70
Lebel M1886
smokeless powder
box magazine
tubular magazine
Lee–Metford
Lee–Enfield
Remington
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Krag–Jørgensen
.43 Spanish
Sino-French War

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