Was doing some research when I learned that the Spencer rifle held and fired by Lincoln is still around and in the Smithsonian's collection. From their website:
"The Spencer repeating rifle took a magazine in the stock holding seven metallic cartridges. The trigger guard was a lever that loaded cartridges and ejected spent shells. This particular rifle was used by Abraham Lincoln for target practice at the White House. The rifle was borrowed from the Navy Department and was fired in the 'White Lot.'"
Attached image is also from the Smithsonian. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1199105
"The Spencer repeating rifle took a magazine in the stock holding seven metallic cartridges. The trigger guard was a lever that loaded cartridges and ejected spent shells. This particular rifle was used by Abraham Lincoln for target practice at the White House. The rifle was borrowed from the Navy Department and was fired in the 'White Lot.'"
Attached image is also from the Smithsonian. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1199105
