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Falling-block action military rifles were common in the 19th century. They were replaced for military use by the faster bolt-action rifles, which were typically reloaded from a magazine holding several cartridges. [2] A falling-block breech-loading rifle was patented in Belgium by J. F. Jobard in 1835 using a unique self-contained cartridge. [3]
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The Farquharson Rifle is a single-shot hammerless falling-block action rifle designed and patented by John Farquharson (1833-1893), [1] of Daldhu, Scotland in 1872. George Gibbs, a gun maker in Bristol, became a co-owner of the Farquharson patent in 1875 and was the sole maker of Farquharson rifles until the patent expired.
Sturm, Ruger No. 1 falling block action. The Ruger No. 1 is a single-shot rifle with a Farquharson-style hammerless falling-block action, introduced and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. since 1967. [4] An underlever lowers the breechblock to allow ammunition loading and also cocks the rifle. Lenard Brownell, commenting on his work at Ruger ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Falling-block action; Ferguson rifle; Flapper locking;
Martini–Enfield rifles were manufactured/converted by: RSAF (Royal Small Arms Factory), Enfield Lock; LSA Co (London Small Arms Co) BSA & M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metals Co, later simply BSA) HRB Co (Henry Rifle Barrel Co, later went out of business and taken over by Blenheim Engineering) NA&A Co (National Arms & Ammunition Co)
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The action of the Krag–Petersson is, as seen in the photograph to the left, simple compared to modern rifles. It consists of eight components: the receiver (A), the hammer (B), the tilting breechblock (C), the firing pin (D), two pins to secure the hammer and breechblock (E and F), a lockplate with a screw to secure the pins (G) and the ...