5 Vintage Rifles Your Grandpa Probably Gave as a Christmas Gift

Before repeating rifles became standard, armies around the world experimented with a remarkable generation of single-shot and early bolt-action service rifles. In this video, we take a close look at five pivotal designs from the late 19th century — the Springfield Trapdoor, Remington Rolling Block, Beaumont–Vitali, French Model 1874 Gras, and Martini-Henry. These rifles weren’t built for speed; they were built to bridge the gap between muzzleloaders and modern military firearms. We explore how each system worked, why different nations adopted different solutions, and what these rifles reveal about doctrine, logistics, and engineering during a period when warfare was changing faster than armies could keep up. This is the story of the rifles that carried the world from black powder tradition into the early age of modern military arms.

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