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[[File:Colt AR-15 Sporter Lightweight rifle - upper handle (8378298701).jpg|thumb|Colt/Armalite - T-shaped charging handle below and behind the rear sight, with the forward assist below and to the right]]
These devices vary significantly between firearms but may occur in the form of a small protrusion or hook from the side of the [[Bolt action|bolt]], [[Pump action|pump]], or [[Lever action|lever]] on manual [[repeating firearm]]s. The [[Pistol slide|slide]] on a pistol performs a similar action as a cocking handle.<ref>{{cite book|author=Patrick Sweeney|title=Gunsmithing - Pistols and Revolvers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDAwpKEietkC&pg=PA104|date=3 December 2009|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=978-1-4402-0389-3|pages=171–172}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[File:L85A2 with L123A1 UGL.jpg|thumb|Cocking handle (below the sight) on an L85A2 (SA80 family)]]
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