单词 | lee-metford bullet |
释义 | > as lemmasLee-Metford bullet Used attributively to designate a type of rifle in use before the Lee-Enfield rifle. Also Lee-Metford bullet. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective] > types of rifle bayoneted1856 six-shooting1858 take-down1893 Lee-Metford1897 Krag–Jørgensen1899 pump-action1908 slide action1911 1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 27 Nov. 580/2 If he does not actually regard it [sc. the Bible] as an amulet, and believe that if a soldier carries it into battle it will magically attract and stop the Lee-Metford bullet. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 3/1 That the War Office authorities are not responsible directly for Dum-dumming the Lee-Metford bullets. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 241/1 The Lee-Metford Mark II. rifle has been further improved in its rifling to resist the wear of smokeless powder,..and is now known as the Lee-Enfield rifle. 1967 Everyman's Encycl. VI. 202/2 The British War Office adopted..the Lee-Metford Mark I in 1888. In 1891 the Lee-Metford Mark II was adopted... This rifle was subsequently..improved, and became known as the Lee-Enfield rifle. < as lemmas |
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