^^^^^According to past posts on here I always thought that "snap action" meant shotguns liked the ones pictured above. ^^^^^^
That is what it used to mean here.
They work quite similarly, it is simply which system won out with the buying public, though you are quite correct in that very few gunmakers have offered them in the last 125 years or so. I have owned quite a few over the years, several T. Woodward patent guns known as the "Spiral spring Woodward", a sidelock Lang and my most recent acquisition is a Grant, I just love the lines and uninterrupted top profile.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These look a bit odd to me. Lacking the top lever is odd to start with (but then there is Owen's side lever Boss that is absolutely svelte). Then, the side view of the underlever does nothing for my aesthetics, and when looked at from any forward, or quartering angle the lever/trigger guard looks quite ugly to me.
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