{"id":80169,"date":"2023-05-27T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=80169"},"modified":"2023-05-26T07:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T11:46:10","slug":"lee-1875-vertical-action-carbine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/05\/27\/lee-1875-vertical-action-carbine\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee 1875 Vertical Action Carbine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmMPQDlIB80\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Aug 2014<\/p>\n<p>The 1875 Lee Vertical Action was an experimental rifle designed by James Paris Lee (of Lee Enfield and Lee Navy fame) as an idea to increase the rate of fire from single-shot Army rifles. He touted an impressive 30 rounds in 45 seconds with the rifle, thanks to several design elements that combined to make a very fast manual of arms. In total only 143 of these guns were made at Springfield Armory, and this example is the only known carbine variant.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Theme music by Dylan Benson &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/dbproductioncompany.webs.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/dbproductioncompany.webs.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-27-at-07-45-07-Lee-1875-Vertical-Action-Carbine-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-27-at-07-45-07-Lee-1875-Vertical-Action-Carbine-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-27-at-07-45-07-Lee-1875-Vertical-Action-Carbine-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-27-at-07-45-07-Lee-1875-Vertical-Action-Carbine-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-27-at-07-45-07-Lee-1875-Vertical-Action-Carbine-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-27-at-07-45-07-Lee-1875-Vertical-Action-Carbine-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 21 Aug 2014 The 1875 Lee Vertical Action was an experimental rifle designed by James Paris Lee (of Lee Enfield and Lee Navy fame) as an idea to increase the rate of fire from single-shot Army rifles. 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