Peabody action
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the inventor, Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts.
Noun
editPeabody action (plural Peabody actions)
- (firearms, historical) An early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle.