The Krag’s distinguishing feature was the magazine door on the side which allowed five loose cartridges to be loaded.
The bolt action Krag-Jorgensen was a European-licensed design and was the first effective repeating rifle adopted by the U.S. Some Trapdoor models were modified to incorporate a ready supply of cartridges in compartments in their stocks, other versions experimented with magazines.
Krag-Jorgensens Springfield Armory and private manufacturers continued striving to increase the rate of fire of their weapons. This weapon was an attempt to develop a magazine type repeating rifle. Springfield Armory obtained license to build the weapon and produced it in rifle and carbine versions.
Hotchkiss designed this weapon and sold the rights to Winchester which made it in sporting versions.
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