The Farquharson Rifle is a single shot hammerless
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Single-shot — This article is about firearms. For other uses, see Single Shot (disambiguation). Single shot firearms are firearms that hold only a single round of ammunition, and must be reloaded after each shot. The history of firearms began with single shot… … Wikipedia
.303 British — (7.7x56mm Rimmed) .303 Cartridge (Mk VII), manufactured by CAC in 1945 Type Rifle Place of … Wikipedia
Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 — The Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 is a single shot hammerless falling block action rifle designed by Hugo Borchardt and made by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. It closely resembles older Sharps Rifle but has firing mechanism uses a… … Wikipedia
Falling block action — A falling block action (also known as a sliding block action) is a single shot firearm action in which a solid metal breechblock slides vertically in grooves cut into the breech of the rifle and actuated by a lever. When in the top position, it… … Wikipedia
.450 Nitro Express — Infobox Firearm Cartridge name= .450 Nitro Express caption= origin= England type= Rifle designer= John Rigby Company design date=1898 manufacturer= production date= number= variants= is SI specs= parent= case type=Rimmed, straight bullet=.458… … Wikipedia
Ruger No. 1 — The Ruger No. 1 is a single shot rifle, with Farquharson style internal hammer falling block action, manufactured by Sturm, Ruger. It was introduced in 1966. An underlever lowers the block allowing loading and cocks the rifle. The design proved… … Wikipedia
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