Etymology

Lee-Enfield

Today it means: Synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”). Full definition →

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The story

From the name of James Paris Lee, designer of the rifle's bolt system, and the location where its rifling design was created: the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.

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