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The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt-action repeating rifle patented by Benjamin B. Hotchkiss in 1876 and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Springfield Armory from 1878. The Hotchkiss, like most early bolt-actions, had a single rear locking lug integral with the bolt handle, but was unique in feeding multiple rounds from a ...
M1871 Beaumont (Netherlands – rifle – 1869/1871) M1879 Reichsrevolver (German Empire – revolver – 1879) M1882 Revolver (Switzerland – revolver – 1882) M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun "Potato Digger" (USA – heavy machine gun – c.1895) M1895 Lee Navy (USA – rifle, bolt-action – 1895) Mannlicher
Bolt-action rifles are an evolution of the lever-action rifle, offering greater accuracy and stronger receivers. [1] Bolt actions require the user to manually cycle the bolt after each round is fired, and are usually loaded with stripper clips or magazines
Repeaters employ a variety of mechanisms for readying a bullet for firing. This typically involves ejecting a used cartridge and moving a new one into the firing chamber. Mechanisms include bolt-action, lever-action, slide-action, semi-automatic, and fully-automatic firearms. Automatic weapons cycle a new round into the firing chamber without ...
The Model 99 and Model 1899 were preceded by the Model 1895, which was the first hammerless lever-action rifle. [13] The 1895, as well as the later Model 1899 and early Model 99, used a five-shot rotary magazine to hold the cartridges. [14] The rotating magazine uses a spring-loaded spool with grooves to hold the cartridges.
The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893, is an 8 mm bolt-action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its fore-stock tube magazine, one round in the ...
The Anschütz Fortner action used in biathlon is a good example of an ergonomical straight-pull rifle with good economy of motion and high operating speed. The action lever is located close to the trigger, and is accessed by slightly moving the index finger off the trigger. Pulling the lever rearwards ejects the spent casing.
The Spencer repeating rifle was a 19th-century American lever-action firearm invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry.