Rifle identification "please help"

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Model 1895 Lee "straight-pull" rifle. Originally made for the US Navy. This may be a sporterized military rifle or a commercially made and privately soldone. The cartridge was a very early smokeless powder, bottle-neck case. Working from memory, I believe it was the 6mm Navy or .236 Lee Navy. Most famous use was the Marines who defended the US Embassy in China during the "Boxer Rebellion."
 
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