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LEE ENFIELD
LEE ENFIELD
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a
type
of rifle invented by Scottish-born
American
James
Paris
Lee (1831 - 1904). The
Lee Enfield rifle
was adopted in 1904 by Great Britain for both
infantry
and
cavalry
and was used extensively in
World War II
. It was also greatly used in the
British Commonwealth
.
See also
World War II
in this glossary.
—
Melbourne
Congress
Approved Glossary (2.4.92)