Joe's input goes a long way in Why the top echelon side lever guns put the lever on the right. The lower Echelon guns such as my Clabrough built W Richards with the left levers were used by men who had to load their own guns.
Count me among this later number so I still find the left lever the best for "ME".


Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra