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Lee rifle may refer to:

  • Several different caliber .50 rifled breechloaders, made in the early 1870s by James Paris Lee, tested by the U.S. Ordnance Board in 1872-73 and designated Lee No. 53, 54, 61 respectively;
  • Lee No. 53 bolt-action, concealed lock, weighing 2 lbs 7 oz.
  • Lee No. 54 breech-block, weighing 2 lbs 13 oz.
  • Lee No. 61 breech-block, weighing 2 lbs 11 oz.
  • The Lee rifle prototype, built in 1878 by Scottish-Canadian brothers John Lee and James Paris Lee;
  • The M1885 Remington–Lee rifle (in service in different armies, especially in the U.S. Navy, from 1879 to 1907);
  • The M1895 Lee Navy rifle (in service in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1895 to 1907);
  • The Lee–Metford rifle (in service in the British Army as of 1888);
  • The Lee–Enfield rifle (in service in the British Army as of 1895).