Springfield rifle

Springfield rifle

The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces.

In modern usage, the term "Springfield rifle" most commonly refers to the Springfield Model 1903.
* Model 1795 Musket First rifle to be manufactured at Springfield.
* Springfield Model 1812 Musket
* Model 1816 Musket
* Model 1822 Musket
* Springfield Model 1835 .67-caliber flintlock musket
* Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket .69 flintlock (later percussion)
* Springfield Model 1842 percussion musket
* Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Musket
* Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket
* Springfield Model 1863 Rifled Musket
* Springfield Model 1865 breechloading rifle "First Allin"
* Springfield Model 1866 breechloading rifle "Second Allin"
* Springfield Model 1868 "Trapdoor Springfield"
* Springfield Model 1869
* Springfield Model 1870 "Trapdoor Springfield" and "Springfield U.S. Navy Rolling Block"
* Springfield Model 1871 "Springfield Rolling Block U.S. Army"
* Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield"
* Springfield Model 1875 Officer's rifle
* Springfield Model 1877 carbine
* Springfield Model 1880 Triangular rod bayonet rifles
* Springfield Model 1882 Short Rifle
* Springfield Model 1884 Rifle
* Springfield Model 1886 24" Carbine
* Springfield Model 1889 Round rod bayonet rifles
* Springfield Model 1892-99 Krag-Jørgensen rifle
* Springfield Model 1903 the standard US military rifle of the World War I and interwar era.
* M1 Garand
* M14 rifle

There were also numerous limited production, experimental, marksmanship, and sporting rifles produced by the Springfield Armory which are referred to as "Springfield rifles".

Some examples of the smoothbore Springfield Model 1842 musket that were later modified with rifling and used during the American Civil War may also be referred to as "Springfield rifles".

The Krag-Jørgensen, M1 Garand and M14 rifles are not typically referred to as "Springfield rifles", even though they were rifles manufactured by the Springfield Armory for the U.S. military.

The title of the 1952 film Springfield Rifle refers to breech-loading versions developed at the armory during the American Civil War.

External links

* [http://collectorebooks.com/gregg01/usantique/Springfield.htm Today Value of the Antique Springfield Long Arms]


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