The Howard Thunderbolt, a compact lever-action carbine produced by Whitneyville Armory between 1866-1870, featured a unique one-finger lever and a .44 Rimfire chambering. Despite its innovative design, it failed commercially due to its single-shot nature competing against surplus repeating carbines post-Civil War. Only about 1,700 units were made, with most surviving examples being rifles.
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