How a M1895 Lee Navy Rifle Works

Wikipedia: The M1895 Lee Navy was a straight-pull magazine rifle adopted in limited numbers by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in 1895 as a first-line infantry rifle. The Navy's official designation for the Lee Straight-Pull rifle was the "Lee Rifle, Model of 1895, caliber 6-mm" but the weapon is also largely known by other names, such as the "Winchester-Lee rifle", "Lee Model 1895", "6mm Lee Navy", and "Lee Rifle, Model of 1895".

It fired a 6mm (0.236-in. caliber) cartridge, which used an early smokeless powder, was semi-rimless, and fired a 135-grain (later 112-grain) jacketed bullet. The 6mm U.S.N. or Lee Navy Cartridge was also used in the navy version of the Colt–Browning Model 1895 machinegun.

Type Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service 1895 – 1907
Used by United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Wars Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
Boxer Rebellion
Production history
Designer James Paris Lee
Manufacturer Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Produced 1895
No. built Approx. 15,000[1]
Specifications
Mass 8.32 pounds (3.77 kg)
Length 47.75 in (121.3 cm)
Barrel length 28 in (71 cm)
Cartridge 6mm Lee Navy[2]
Action Straight-pull bolt action
Muzzle velocity 779 m/s (2,560 ft/s)
Effective firing range 549 m (600 yd) individual target, 915 m (1,001 yd) massed target
Maximum firing range 1,829 m (2,000 yd)
Feed system 5-round en bloc clip, internal box magazine
Sights Blade front, U-notch rear, adjustable for windage/elevation