Lee Enfield Story (Wallaceburg Museum)
Wallaceburg Museum Video (Republished here with the kind permission of Alan Mann)
Quote:
Chatham-Kent: Lee-Enfield Rifle Web Page
In 1878 James Paris Lee invented a rifle box magazine with the capability of firing a deadly 30 rounds per minute. Ten thousand of the rifles were sold to the U.S Navy, and it became standard issue in the British Army for the next sixty years.
Lee had worked in Wallaceburg with his father as a watchmaker and perfected the rifle with the help of his brothers. They fired shots across the Sydenham river into an Oak tree over 100 yards away.
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, circa 1900 picture
gsimmons: The picture of Michigan National Guard/Spanish American War Veterans (in 1900 they would almost be synonymous) belongs to the Ypsilanti Historical Society (photo archives - viewable online). Their description: Spanish American War Veterans on Congress Street at the bridge. Parading west on Congress. Nicholas & Panek Upholstery Store. 1900 Winter - snow on ground. (I do not know Ypsilanti, well. I can see Tracks on street, so I suspect Rail Road or Inter-urban. I imagine Parade is at Thanksgiving or New Year's. It is obviously very cold with gloves and strange Rifle Carry. The men are leaning into wind or walking up slope).
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I would wager the display at Wallaceburg is a lot more enjoyable than the very inaccurate video. James Paris Lee deserves better!