James Paris Lee (August 9th, 1831- February 24th, 1904) was a Scottish-Canadian inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield series of rifles. Scottish-Canadian is an ethnic group of Canada which totals 4,157,210 people, according to the 2001 Census of Canada data. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... The Lee-Metford rifle was a breech-loading British army service rifle, combining James Paris Lees rear-locking bolt system and ten-round magazine with a seven groove rifled barrel designed by William Ellis Metford. ... Lee-Enfield No4 Mk1 with bayonet, scabbard attached The Lee-Enfield was the British armys standard bolt action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle from 1895 until 1956. ...

Born in Hawick, Scotland the Lee family emigrated to Cambridge, Ontario in Canada c.1835 when James was 4. Hawick (pronounced Hoi-ck) is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = ? Location City Information Established: January 1973 Area: 112. ...

He built his first gun at the age of 12, using an old horse-pistol barrel, a newly carved walnut stock, and a priming pan made from a halfpenny. The gun failed to function effectively when first fired, but started Lee's interest in gunsmithing and invention. Species See text The walnuts (genus Juglans) are plants in the walnut family Juglandaceae. ... Half penny may mean: British coin Half Penny Irish halfpenny coin ...

In 1858 James Lee and his wife Caroline Lee (nee Chrysler, of the later automotive family) moved to Wisconsin, where they had two sons- William (born in 1859) and George (1860). Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq. ...

In 1861, Lee successfully developed a breechloading cartridge conversion for the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket, managing to acquire a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War. This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258...

The Lee Model 1879 rifle was his first successful magazine-fed rifle, which was adopted by China and the US Navy, and a later version- the Remington-Lee M1895- was also adopted militarily and sold commercially. The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...

In 1889, after extensive trials and tests, the British Army decided to adopt the Magazine Lee-Metford as a standard issue arm, which itself eventually became the Magazine Lee-Enfield, and eventually the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield, before evolving into the Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I, No 5 Mk I "Jungle Carbine", and Ishapore 2A1 rifles. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

James Paris Lee died in New York on February 24th, 1904, having lived to see his rifle in service throughout several Colonial conflicts and the Boer War- yet no doubt completely unaware that his design would still be in official service over 100 years later. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... There were two Boer Wars: the First Boer War (1880-1881) the Second Boer War (1899-1902). ...

References

The Lee-Enfield Story (1993) Skennerton, Ian. Arms & Militaria Press, Gold Coast QLD (Australia) ISBN 1-85367-138-X