............The Comblaines were a Belgium invention, and were of the falling block type action. They were a diverse lot, and generally produced by various consortiums. It's all a gnarly Belgium incestuest mess, It's interesting if you're really taken by that kind of thing. Me, I was mainly interested in the ONE Comblain that I had acquired, yet had to get muddy up to the armpits seeking info on it. And I will not relay any here except the bits that are needed for clarity.
I'll probably have to do this in possibly 3 installments. The first here, will merely be some exterior shots.
Yup, it's a handy little carbine. The bbl is about 22" long with 2 brass bands. The action is VERY compact, and simple in it's operation but somewhat ingenious and 'Picky' in it's design.
That odd appendage sticking down from the action contains the trigger, mainspring, hammer and the extractor. In the photo above labeled One & TWO it is in it's "Ready to fire Position. In photo 4, the trigger guard has been rotated forward to eject the spent case, cock the action and open the breech to accept a new cartridge. The lever/trigger guard, along with the action body containing the trigger, etc, rotate with it. They rotate on the shaft of the largest screw (of 3) there at the bottom left front corner of the action.
In photo 3, you can see that the hammer is shrouded. That is rather odd as in the early days of self contained ammunition, the primer was not all that dependable. It often required a 2nd or 3rd try to make it go bang. But, never the less the hammer IS shrouded.
The sights are also very rudimentary. Cute, I'll admit but not for long range action at all.