The Curtis 1866 is identified as the first documented bullpup firearm, patented in 1866. Winchester manufactured this prototype in 1895 to support a patent infringement case, demonstrating the early existence of slide-action bullpup technology. It features a unique brass drum magazine feeding cartridges from the periphery and a mechanical linkage for its slide action.
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