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Is the lever action rifle strictly an American thing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 3843715" data-attributes="member: 49426"><p>Lever action repeating rifles are a one thing, but if you consider the world of single shot rifles, there are quite a few European and English designs.</p><p></p><p>The Martini Henry action is probably the most famous and common, and by all means a lever actuated tipping block, based on the American Peabody action and modified by Martini.</p><p></p><p>Our famous Sharps rifle is a single shot lever action falling block and the basic concept was not lost on the Europeans. </p><p></p><p>English lever action falling blocks were common in big game sporting rifles used in Africa and India. They also liked them for target rifles.</p><p>Westley Richards built a lever action falling block with a left hand lock on an Australian Military contract in 1871. It was based on Alexander Henrys patents. The same Henry as in the Martini Henry. </p><p></p><p>The Swiss and Germans also had quite a few designs of single shot falling blocks that were lever actuated.</p><p></p><p>There are also a few period European copies of Spencer, Henry, and Winchester guns, but they are typically one of a kind pieces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahall, post: 3843715, member: 49426"] Lever action repeating rifles are a one thing, but if you consider the world of single shot rifles, there are quite a few European and English designs. The Martini Henry action is probably the most famous and common, and by all means a lever actuated tipping block, based on the American Peabody action and modified by Martini. Our famous Sharps rifle is a single shot lever action falling block and the basic concept was not lost on the Europeans. English lever action falling blocks were common in big game sporting rifles used in Africa and India. They also liked them for target rifles. Westley Richards built a lever action falling block with a left hand lock on an Australian Military contract in 1871. It was based on Alexander Henrys patents. The same Henry as in the Martini Henry. The Swiss and Germans also had quite a few designs of single shot falling blocks that were lever actuated. There are also a few period European copies of Spencer, Henry, and Winchester guns, but they are typically one of a kind pieces. [/QUOTE]
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