Lee Navy M1895
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 711 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.77 kg
- Introduced
- 1895
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Lee Navy M1895 (Winchester-Lee) was a straight-pull bolt-action rifle designed by James Paris Lee and manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. It fired the small-bore, high-velocity 6mm Lee Navy smokeless cartridge, the first such round adopted by a US service, fed from a 5-round en bloc clip into an internal box magazine. Its flat trajectory gave an excellent battle-sight zero.
US Marines carried the 6mm Lee Navy in the defense of the Peking legations during the Boxer Rebellion, where future Medal of Honor legends Smedley Butler and Dan Daly fought, making this short-lived straight-pull one of the earliest small-bore smokeless rifles to see American combat.
The straight-pull action's floating extractor proved fragile in service, and the rifle was withdrawn in favour of the Krag–Jørgensen and later the M1903 Springfield. Surviving examples are prized by collectors but the obsolete 6mm cartridge is difficult to source.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- United States
- Status
- Out of production
- Produced
- 1895 to 1907
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 711 mm
- Overall length
- 1213 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.77 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Straight pull
- Firing mechanism
- Striker fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Capacity
- 5
- Magazine
- En bloc clip
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 779 m/s
- Effective range
- 549 m
- Maximum range
- 1829 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Straight pull bolt
En bloc clip feed- Small bore high velocity
- Smokeless powder
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 1,612 rifles | 3.77 kg | 3.50 kg | Heavier than about 60% |
| Overall lengthAmong 1,557 rifles | 1213 mm | 1080 mm | Longer than about 80% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 1,659 rifles | 711 mm | 584 mm | Longer than about 80% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 1,611 rifles | 5 | 5 | Holds more rounds than about 60% |
Answers
Questions about the Lee Navy M1895
How much does the Lee Navy M1895 weigh?
The Lee Navy M1895 weighs 3.77 kg (8.31 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Lee Navy M1895?
The Lee Navy M1895 is chambered in 6mm Lee Navy.
How many rounds does the Lee Navy M1895 hold?
The Lee Navy M1895 holds 5 rounds, fed from an en bloc clip.
How long is the Lee Navy M1895?
The Lee Navy M1895 is 1213 mm (47.8 in) long overall, with a 711 mm (28.0 in) barrel.
Who makes the Lee Navy M1895?
The Lee Navy M1895 is made by Winchester Repeating Arms Company (United States). It was designed by James Paris Lee.
When was the Lee Navy M1895 introduced?
The Lee Navy M1895 was introduced in 1895 and discontinued in 1907.
How does the Lee Navy M1895 operate?
The Lee Navy M1895 uses a straight pull action, and its firing mechanism is striker fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- United States Navy
- 1895
- United States Marine Corps
- 1895
Provenance
Confidence in this record
72%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
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