• The Springfield Model 1873 was the first standard-issue breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States Army (although the Springfield Model 1866 had...
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  • Forces, the Springfield model 1873 and its variants. The model 1884 traces its roots back to the design of the Springfield 1873. The model 1884 incorporated...
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    Allin modification ultimately became the basis for the definitive Springfield Model 1873, the first breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States War...
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    The Springfield Model 1861 was a Minié-type rifled musket used by the United States Army during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield"...
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    searched for a new rifle in the early 1890s to replace their old Springfield Model 1873 "trapdoor" single-shot rifles. A competition was held in 1892, comparing...
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    The Springfield Model 1868 was one of the rifles which used the trapdoor breechblock design developed by Erskine S. Allin. Originally, the trapdoor Springfields...
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    to the Springfield Model 1868, and retained most of the Model 1868 rifle features. Note: Springfield Model 1870 may also refer to the Springfield rolling-block...
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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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  • "Springfield rifles". Smoothbore Musket Springfield Model 1795 Springfield Model 1812 Springfield Model 1816 Springfield Model 1822 Springfield Model 1835...
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  • Springfield Model 1873 Winchester_rifle#Model 1873 Colt Single Action Army This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Model 1873...
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    .45-70 (category Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1873)
    black powder that was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873. It was a replacement for the stop-gap .50-70 Government...
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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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  • The Springfield Model 1882 Short Rifle was a trapdoor rifle based on the design of the Springfield Model 1873. It is usually referred to as a "short rifle"...
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    troops armed with outclassed Springfield Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifles and older single-shot Springfield model 1873 trapdoor rifles. The Spanish soldiers...
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  • The Springfield Model 1875 was a variant of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle. The Model 1875 officer's rifle was checkered fore and aft of the trapdoor...
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  • The Springfield Model 1877 was a variant of the Springfield Model 1873 carbine. In 1877, many changes were made to both the Model 1873 rifle and the Model...
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    The Springfield model 1871 rolling-block U.S. Army rifle was manufactured in 1871–72 by Springfield Armory, using the design originated by Remington Arms...
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  • looking to replace the Springfield Model 1873 trapdoor rifle. The Krag–Jørgensen was chosen over the Savage and other models. The Model 1892 was never put...
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    breech-loading, single-shot Springfield Model 1873 carbine, and the 1873 Colt single-action revolver. The regulation Model 1860 saber or "long knives"...
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    up and forward, resembling the movement of a trapdoor. The Springfield models 1865 and 1873 were best known for first employing this type of action. The...
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    mechanism continued usage in 1873 with the adoption of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle and .45-70 cartridge. The Springfield Model 1873 rifle stayed in service...
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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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  • Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as "The...
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    Lorenz muskets to Wänzels. Trapdoor mechanism Snider-Enfield rifle Springfield model 1873 Tabatière rifle Green M1867, a Serbian conversion of Lorenz M1854...
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    Chassepot Model 1866, the Swiss Peabody Gewehr Modell 1867, and the Prussian Mauser Model 1871. In the United States, the Springfield Model 1873 was the...
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  • repeating rifles, such as the M1867 Werndl–Holub, Springfield Model 1873, Mauser Model 1893, and Springfield Model 1892–99. A significant number of the single-shot...
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  • production for the single-shot "trapdoor" Springfield Model 1873. The Army ordered 513 Hotchkiss First Model Rifles for infantry units stationed on the...
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  • Lee–Enfield Short Magazine Mk III Springfield M1896 and M1898 Springfield M1903 (Standard issue rifle) Springfield model 1873 (Limited use in National Guard...
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  • and carbines 1873 Winchester Model 1873 rifles and carbines 1873 Springfield model 1873 rifles and carbines 1874 Sharps rifle and carbines 1876 Winchester...
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  • their re-enactments. British military rifles Bavarian M1858/67 Springfield Model 1873 Esposito, Gabriele, The Paraguayan War 1864–70: Osprey Publishing...
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