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| Evans Repeating Rifle | |
|---|---|
| Type | Lever Action Centerfire rifle |
| Place of origin |  United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Warren R. Evans |
| Manufacturer | Evans Repeating Rifle Company |
| Produced | 1873-1879 |
| No. built | Approx. 15,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Caliber | .44 Evans short, .44 Evans long |
| Action | Lever-action |
| Feed system | 34 Round Rotary Magazine |
The Evans Repeating Rifle was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by Warren R. Evans as a high capacity rifle.
Overview
The Evans Repeater is one of the oddest rifles to ever be produced in the United States. The Evans was invented by Warren R. Evans, a dentist from Thomaston, Maine. With the help of his brother George, they perfected the rifle and and started the "Evans Rifle Manufacturing Company" of Mechanic Falls, Maine in 1873. Their rifles were marketed by Merwin & Hulbert. The hope was that the rifle would be issued by the United States Army, but the rifle failed the standard dust test. It was then offered as a sporting rifle. The rifle has a radial block reciever similar to the Spencer, but the rounds were fed from a Archimedean-screw magazine which formed the spine of the rifle stock and could hold up to 34 rounds. The fluted cartridge carrier made a quarter turn each time the lever was operated, feeding a new cartridge into the breech. The company went out of business in 1879. There were several things that the rifle had against it. The round was unique to the rifle and hard to find. As stated earlier the mechanism of the rifle was not very sturdy and did not do well with such things as dust. Not a good thing in the Wyoming Territory in 1875. The rifle was heavy. It isn't a natural pointer. Nevertheless the Evans Repeating Rifle has lately become something of a collector's item and prices are going up. Whatever it's faults it's a fascinating part of United States firearms history.