Springfield model 1873
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The Springfield Model 1873 was a trapdoor breechblock service rifle produced by the Springfield Armory for the United States military. It was the first standard-issue breech-loading rifle adopted by t
Springfield Model 1873 rifle
Reenactment firing a Springfield Model 1873 breech-loading rifle at Fort Mackinac in 2008
Geronimo (right) holding a Springfield Model 1873 alongside his fellow Apache warriors in 1886
Springfield Model 1866
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The Springfield Model 1866 was the second iteration of the Erskine S. Allin designed trapdoor breech-loading mechanism. Originally developed as a means of converting rifled muskets to breechloaders, t
Springfield model 1873
…Springfield Armory for the United States military. It was the first standard-issue breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States Army (although the Springfield Model 1866 had seen limited issue to troops along the Bozeman Trail in 1867). The rifle, in both full-length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent…
Springfield Model 1866 cadet rifle
Springfield Model 1866 breech
Closeup of the trapdoor mechanism