A type of [[gun]] that uses a lever to cycle the action. After a round is fired, a lever around the grip is pushed and then pulled back to eject the casing and chamber a new round.

Commonly used in the American Frontier era, it is therefore a normal fixture in cowboy or Old West-themed fiction. Arnold Schwarznegger's lever-action shotgun in Terminator 2 is a recent usage in a modern setting.

Basically, if a [[rifle]] or [[shotgun]] has what looks like a handguard around where the character holds the gun (grip), it is very likely a lever-action gun.

h4. See also

* [[revolver]]
* [[bolt action]]