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rifle, bolt action, Lee Speed, .303 in, rifle, bolt action

Accession Number

NAM.1992-08-171-1

Description

Lee-Speed .303 in bolt action magazine rifle, 1896 (c). Special long range target sights; retailed by G Fulton, Staines. With attached magazine. Associated with J Bacchus, Q W Y.

People

Bacchus, J

Birmingham Small Arms Company

Fulton, G

Dimensions

Length: 125 cm Text: 19.5 cm Text: .303 in

Inscriptions

Receiver: ‘G.C FULTON, STAINES’ ‘PATENT 15145/ 90’ Butt plate: ‘J.BACCHUS/ Q.W.Y’ Bolt: ‘[crown]/ [?]’ Knox: ‘L996’ ‘22002’ ‘FOR CORDITE/ ONLY’ ‘[civilian proof mark]’ ‘[three rifles trademark] TRADEMARK’ Trigger guard band: ‘LEE-SPEED PATENTS/ BSA CO’ Butt, painted: ‘Lee Enfield/ Long Pattern, as used in/ Boer War 1899-1902’ Stock, Sticky label: ‘903’ Bolt: ‘[?]2002’