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 M1895 running mechanism demonstrating the lever inside the ahead (prime) and rear (bottom) positions A 1-off illustration of lever-action reloading on automatic firearms may be the M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun. This weapon had a swinging lever beneath its barrel which was actuated by a fuel bleed while in the barrel, unlocking the breech to