The Thorneycroft carbine was an early bullpup rifle designed by an English gunsmith and patented as number 14,622 on 18 July 1901. It was a bolt-action weapon in which the retracted bolt slid back through the stock almost to the shooter's shoulder, which maximised the space available in the body of the firearm. It was chambered for the .303 British service cartridge and fed from a five-round internal magazine, and it was about 7.5 inches shorter and 10 percent lighter than the standard Lee-Enfield. When tested at Hythe it showed excessive recoil and poor ergonomics, and it was not adopted for British military service. It is remembered as one of the earliest bullpup layouts.
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This bolt-action rifle featured a bullpup action
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was not adopted for military service
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chambered in the contemporary .303 British
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Bullpup bolt-action rifle
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