Lee-Metford Sparkbrook 1895 MKII* Rifle

[guns ltd]

Very nice rifle.


John

[varifleman]

Here's an interesting observation from the book "The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China" by David J. Sibley (2012) concerning effective of the ".22 repeating rifles" (aka The Winchester-Lee 6mm Model 1895 Navy rifle and the Lee-Metford employed during Adm. Seymour's Relief Expedition to relieve the siege of the Foreign Legations in Peking during June 1900.

[varifleman]

Here's A Model 1888 bayonet for this rifle. Various year/inspection marks are shown.


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