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Peabody action
The Peabody action was an early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilt downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle. The Peabody action most often used an external hammer to fire the cartridge, but some variations used an internal hammer.
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