However Remington recieved the gun at a bad time. In 1879 the rifle was first produced by the Sharps rifle Company and later Remington.īy the early 1880's, the first Remington-Lee rifle's were produced in 45-70. In 1878, James Paris Lee a Scottish man who had emigrated to the United States patented his rifle design of a bolt action magazine-fed rifle. It would later evolve into the famous Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles when James Lee returned to Britain. Production started in 1879 and ended in 1892. The Lee utilized the first successful box magazine. It is said to be the world's first modern military rifle. ![]() The M1885 Remington-Lee is a bolt action, removable box magazine rifle made by James Paris Lee.
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