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Fore sight EARL
.44in caliber Y REPEA
rifle barrel
◀ LEMAT REVOLVER RIFLE Based on a similar pistol, the
Date 1872 LeMat Revolver Rifle had two
barrels. The lower, charged
Origin France/US with shot, acted as the axis
16-bore Weight 4 ⁄4lb (2.2kg) pin for the nine-chambered
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Ejector rod smooth barrel Barrel 24 ⁄4in (62.8cm) cylinder, which was charged TING RIFLES
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with ball cartridges.
Caliber .44in and 16-bore
Bolt locked at the rear
▲ MAUSER MODEL 71/84 Peter Paul Mauser made ▼ LEE-METFORD MARK I The Lee-Metford Mark I had
Date 1884 many attempts to turn Date 1888 an enclosed bolt action and
the single-shot bolt-action a box magazine, designed by
Origin Germany Origin UK
M1871 rifle into a repeater. James Lee, and anti-fouling
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Weight 10lb (4.6kg) The Model 71/84 suffered Weight 9 ⁄2lb (4.3kg) rifling, developed by William
Barrel 33in (83cm) from weaknesses in the Barrel 30in (76.7cm) Metford. The Mark II followed
design of its magazine. in 1890.
Caliber 11 × 60mm Rim-fire Caliber .303in (black powder)
Eight-round Barrel band
detachable
box magazine
Magazine
release catch
Cleaning rod
▲ SCHMIDT-RUBIN M1889 Colonel Rudolf Schmidt of
Date 1889 the Swiss Army developed
a straight-pull bolt-action
Origin Switzerland rifle with a 12-round box
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Weight 9 ⁄4lb (4.45kg) magazine. It remained in
Barrel 31in (78cm) service, though slightly
modified, until 1931.
Caliber 7.5 × 55mm
Fore stock
▼ LEBEL MLE 1886/93 The Lebel MLE 1886
Date 1893 was the first rifle to
fire a small-caliber,
Origin France jacketed bullet propelled
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Weight 9 ⁄2lb (4.3kg) by smokeless powder.
Barrel 32in (80cm) This modified version
followed in 1893.
Caliber 8mm × 50R
Cocking piece
Under-barrel tube magazine
