Corellian lever rifle

The Corellian lever rifle was a model of slugthrower rifle introduced by the Galactic Republic's military during the Pius Dea Crusades.

Overview
Prior to the invention of the Corellian-style lever rifle, the Republic's main rifle was the Alsakan hand cannon, which although heavier and far more powerful, was only capable of holding a single explosive projectile in one load, and required the head cannon's propellant to be manually replaced.

The Corellian lever rifle held four to eight explosive projectiles which were contained in magazines; in between each shot, the soldier had to pull the down the weapon's lever (which also served as the weapon's trigger guard) and return it to its original position to chamber the next projectile. Alongside the vibroblade, and vibro-lance, the Corellian lever rifle was a trademark of the early Republic armies, immediately replacing the inefficient vibro-bow. The lever rifle would remain a staple of the Republic battle line, and the army of many other interstellar powers, for several millennia until blaster technology started to become more widespread c. 4000 BBY after the Kingdom of Cron's forgotten beam cannons were reverse-engineered by scientists in Republic, Hutt, Sith, and Mandalorian territories. Lever rifles of various makes remained common on backwater worlds, and on modernized worlds were favored by sportsmen and historians alike,

Many soldiers customized their rifles with gilding and ornaments, as well as attachments like scopes, vibro-bayonets, and "dragon maws" (napalm-based flamethrowers). Republic soldiers who wielded the Corellian lever rifle were known as riflemen, successors to the Republic's archers that once wielded the vibro-bow in battle.