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OK, this is after doing just a little research and in a book, too. Someone did, in fact, try the harmonica repeater, which was an underhammer (and forgive me if it's been mentioned already). It was John Browning's father and the system, according to my old copy of Small Arms of the World, calles it the Jarre system. Sam Houston had one. Apparently the block slid across when the hammer was cocked. Of all the attempts, this one seems to have been the safest, at least, but I suppose it had disadvantages, even compared to a single shot. Multi-barrel guns had always been popular, if heavy.
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