Trapdoor Springfield News Today

Michael Youngberg, of Tuttle, Oklahoma, paid a visit to the Salida Museum recently to donate a cherished Civil War rifle that has been in his family for years.

Once the most popular type of rifle in America, the lever-actions fame is fading—and with it, most lever-action cartridges.

During the U.S. military’s search for a breechloading rifle design in the years after the Civil War, America’s first military bolt-action was deemed both novel and sometimes dangerous.

While the M1903 and M1917 service rifles were the main rifles used by the United States, four other rifles were utilized during World War I in roles that are largely forgotten today, as explored by Jon Krisko.