<P> Probably the first lever - action rifles on the market were Colt 's 1st and 2nd Model Ring Lever rifles , both cap and ball rifles , produced by the Patent Arms Mfg. Co . Paterson , N.J. - Colt 's Patent between 1837 and 1841 . The ring - lever was located in front of the trigger . This loading - lever , when pulled , would index the cylinder to the next position and cock the internal hidden hammer . </P>
<P> Probably the first lever - action rifles on the market were Colt 's 1st and 2nd Model Ring Lever rifles , both cap and ball rifles , produced by the Patent Arms Mfg. Co . Paterson , N.J. - Colt 's Patent between 1837 and 1841 . The ring - lever was located in front of the trigger . This loading - lever , when pulled , would index the cylinder to the next position and cock the internal hidden hammer . </P>
when was the first lever action rifle invented
when was the first lever action rifle invented
between 1837 and 1841
between 1837 and 1841