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Huvius - I am not sure what you meant by this statement - "It is #154 which is very early for a falling block rifle."

Do you mean early for a Field's Patent? or early for an English falling block CF rifle?

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I am referring to the Field's patent use number.
Field patented a pivoting block action which is similar to a Martini but with a side lever and the true falling block action.
I assume the pivoting block actions occupy the earlier uses of the patent since more often than not, the falling blocks are in the four digit range of the patent use.

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I thought this could use some clarification and I found this picture of the patent showing both the pivoting block design and the falling block design on the same patent.