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gptkbp:instanceOf
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firearm
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gptkbp:action
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bolt-action
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:.303_British_cartridge
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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steel
25 inches
rifled barrel
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gptkbp:caliber
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gptkb:.303_British
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1888
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:James_Paris_Lee
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gptkbp:finish
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blued steel
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Transition from muzzle-loading to breech-loading firearms
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Influenced later designs of military rifles
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First magazine-fed rifle adopted by the British Army
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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.303 British Lee-Metford rifle
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gptkbp:length
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1,100 mm
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
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gptkbp:maxRange
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2,000 yards
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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700 m/s
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Use in colonial conflicts
Adoption_by_the_British_Army
Replacement_by_Lee-Enfield_rifles
Use_in_World_War_I
Use_in_World_War_II
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Magazine fed
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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600 yards
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1888-1907
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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10-15 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:recoil
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moderate
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:.303_British_Lee-Enfield_rifle
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gptkbp:safety
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manual safety
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gptkbp:services
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5-round magazine
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gptkbp:sights
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iron sights
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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wood
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:.303_British_Lee-Enfield_rifle
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gptkbp:supportRole
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20 inches
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gptkbp:triggerType
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single-stage trigger
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gptkbp:type
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service rifle
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:Lee-Metford_Mk_I
gptkb:Lee-Metford_Mk_II
Lee-Metford Mk III
Lee-Metford Mk IV
Lee-Metford Mk V
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gptkbp:weight
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4.1 kg
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1888
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