<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">lever actions</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>breech mechanisms</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>leveractions</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>actions, lever</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lever action</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mechanisms on breechloading firearms in which a lever, usually an extension of the trigger guard, is used to open and close the breech. In repeaters, the lever also ejects spent cartridges, loads fresh ones, and cocks the firearm. ]]></note></mads>