The Springfield model 1884 was one of the "Trapdoor Springfield" rifles. It was an improved replacement for the previous longarm of the U.S. Armed Forces...
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22-inch (560 mm) barrel. It was superseded by an improved model, the Springfield Model 1884, also in .45-70 caliber. From 1872 to 1873, a military board headed...
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The Springfield Model 1888 was one of several models of rifles produced by Springfield Armory for the United States military in the late 19th century....
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carbine. Springfield Model 1880 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. Springfield Model 1882 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor short rifle. Springfield Model 1884 – .45-70...
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pressure of the Springfield model 1873, firing the 45-70-400, is 19,000 psi. The operating chamber pressure of the Springfield Model 1884, firing the 45-70-500...
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Springfield Model 1880 was a trapdoor rifle based on the design of the Springfield Model 1873. In the years following the U.S. Civil War, Springfield...
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Colonel Adelbert R. Buffington that had been incorporated into the Springfield Model 1884 rifle. The stock had a storage compartment for a three piece folding...
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Model 1893 7×57mm Mauser. In the film The Last Samurai, the Japanese Imperial Army carries German bolt-action Mauser M1871/84 rifles. The 1884 models...
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388.7 ft (118.5 m) 77 gr (5.0 g) 370 gr (24 g) .45 in (11.43 mm) Springfield model 1884 United States 1,301 ft/s (397 m/s) 875 ft/s (267 m/s) 676 ft/s (206 m/s)...
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Russia. The first version, manufactured by Colt in the US, is known as model 1868, or Berdan I. It is a hammerless "trapdoor" breechblock design, and...
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Era. Predominately by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu.: 134 Ethiopian Empire: In 1884, 5,000 were sent to Menelik II. After the Italian defeat at the Battle of...
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Springfield Armory .45-70 United States 1882 Springfield model 1884 Springfield Armory .45-70 United States 1884 Springfield Model 1886 Springfield...
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famous folk songs. Beginning in 1879, Romania decided to replace its old model 1867 Peabody rifles with the Martini–Henry rifles. An order was made to...
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developed from 1872 to 1874 as a response to the German adoption of the Mauser Model 1871 metallic cartridge rifle. Modified in 1880 as the M80 with an improved...
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Jarmann M1884 (redirect from Jarmann M/1884)
M1884 is a Norwegian bolt-action repeating rifle designed in 1878 adopted in 1884. The Jarmann's adoption, and subsequent modifications, turned the Norwegian...
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- .45-70 Government) Springfield Model 1884 (US - Single-Shot Rifle Breech-Loading - .45-70 Government) Springfield Model 1884 Carbine (US - Single-Shot...
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1844) Springfield Model 1855 (US – rifle – 1855) Springfield Model 1861 (US – rifle – 1861) Springfield Model 1863 (US – rifle – 1863) Springfield Model 1865...
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Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut...
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"REVOLVER - SMITH & WESSON REVOLVER MODEL 3 SCHOFIELD FIRST MODEL SINGLE ACTION .45 SN# 1532". Springfield Armory Museum. Autry National Center (12...
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the British Pattern 1853 Enfield, and the American Springfield Model 1840 and Springfield Model 1855 were all muzzleloading muskets. Ordnance rifles...
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Second Model Rifles. The Navy purchased 999 Second Model Rifles in 1880 and 1881; and Springfield Armory converted most of the Army First Model Rifles...
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Colt Single Action Army (redirect from Colt Model 1873)
The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun. It was designed for the U.S. government...
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government at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. After years of research and testing, the first production model of the M1 Garand was...
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Mauser (redirect from Mauser-Norris Model 67/69 Rifle)
to fire the U.S. .30-06 cartridge of the American M1903 Springfield rifle. The Mauser Model 1895 adopted as Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895 by Chilean forces...
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The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans...
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Remington Model 760 Various, from 6mm Remington to .30-06 Springfield 1952-1981 United States SIG 550 VRB .222 Rem, .223 Rem Switzerland Remington Model 572...
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Buffalo Bill Gun (category 1884 introductions)
a wooden model that shot wooden pellets. The Buffalo Bill Gun was the most popular toy the company had produced to date. Appearing in 1884, it was immediately...
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Fusil d'Infanterie Modele 1884 (French > "Infantry Rifle Model 1884") Fusil Modele 1886 Modifié 93 (French > "Rifle Model 1886 / Modified 1893"). A product-improved...
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The Puritan (statue) (redirect from The Puritan (Springfield))
The Puritan is a bronze statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield, Massachusetts, which became so popular that it was reproduced for over...
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Ordnance Board member selection of the Springfield option. Whether the reported malfunction of the Model 1873 Springfield carbine issued to the 7th Cavalry...
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