To provide a rifle with more firepower than the traditional muzzleloader.
that was in 1860.
Oliver Winchester made the first Winchester Rifle(repeating)
Oliver Winchester invented the Winchester repeating rifle in 1860
1860
Try search for Spencer rifles- it was an early lever action repeating rifle from the period of the US Civil War.
a rifle that can fire more than one shot without reloading
Yes
Henry
44 rimfire
Try e-gunparts.com
There were several- but you are probably thinking of the Henry.
"The gun that won the west"