The .25 Stevens was an American rimfire rifle cartridge. Developed by J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company and Peters Cartridge Company, it was developed between 1898 and 1900; catalogs suggest it was introduced in 1898, but most sources agree on 1900. It was offered in the Crack Shot #15 rifle, which debuted in 1900. It may also have been available in the Favorite rifle, which was first released in 1894. It originally used used a black powder charge under a gr ( g) slug; this was later replaced by smokeless.