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Latest comment: 9 years ago by MarvinCZ in topic 1879 Remington-Lee, first weapon with a box magazine
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1879 Remington-Lee, first weapon with a box magazine
The article acknowledges that James Paris Lee invented the box magazine in 1879 — a detachable magazine, no less. It however fails to recognize that he was the first to implement the patent in the Model 1879 Remington-Lee rifle. Thus the first weapon with a detachable box magazine was this rifle, and the U.S. Navy was the first to adopt a weapon with a box magazine with this rifle.
Unfortunately, I currently don't have any better sources than this: Shideler, D. (2008), Standard Catalog Of Remington Firearms, Standard Catalog, F+W Media, p. 103, ISBN 9781440226991 — Marvin talk 17:17, 5 September 2015 (UTC)