Editing Steve Constable (section)

=== Lever-action rifle ===

Constable also developed a lever-action paintball rifle during approximately 1987.

The design used .62-calibre paintballs and incorporated a manually operated lever mechanism.

Its appearance was inspired by Western-style rifles.

Constable recalled producing approximately '''50 examples''' for a Canadian customer who intended to establish a Western-themed paintball field.[1]

He later reported losing contact with the customer.

The design illustrates his experimentation with marker configurations beyond conventional pump-action paintball pistols and rifles.

The limited availability of .62-calibre paintballs subsequently made such early equipment more difficult to maintain in working condition.