Springfield rifle
Illustration — Springfield Model 1903 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 for its use in both World Wars. There were also numerous limited production, experimental, marksmanship, and sporting rifles produced by the Springfield Armory which are referred to as "Springfield rifles".
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Illustration — Springfield Model 1903 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 for its use in both World Wars. There were also numerous limited production, experimental, marksmanship, and sporting rifles produced by the Springfield Armory which are referred to as "Springfield rifles".
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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". Rifled musket: • Springfield Model 1855 –.58 caliber Maynard tape primer/percussion lock rifled musket. • Springfield Model 1861 –.58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. • Springfield Model 1863 –.58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. Single-shot breechloading rifle: • Springfield Model 1865 –.58-60 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1866 –.50-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1868 –.50-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1869 –.50-70 caliber trapdoor cadet rifle. • Springfield Model 1870 –.50-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1870 Remington-Navy –.50-70 caliber rolling-block rifle. • Springfield Model 1871 –.50-70 caliber rolling-block rifle. • Springfield Model 1873 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1875 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor officer's rifle. • Springfield Model 1877 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor carbine. • Springfield Model 1880 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1882 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor short rifle. • Springfield Model 1884 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. • Springfield Model 1886 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor carbine. • Springfield Model 1888 –.45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. Repeating rifle: • Springfield Model 1892–99 –.30-40 caliber Krag–Jørgensen bolt action rifle. • Springfield Model 1903 –.30-03,.30-06 caliber bolt action rifle. • Springfield Model 1922 –.22 LR caliber bolt action cadet rifle. Self-loading rifle: • M1 Garand –.30-06 caliber semi-automatic rifle. • M14 rifle –.308 caliber select-fire rifle.
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On the Springfield Rifle and the Leduc Formula, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1920
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- 1.Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army" By Jerold E. Brown, Published by Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001
- 2."Uniforms, arms, and equipment: the U.S. Army on the Western Frontier, 1880-1892" By Douglas C. McChristian
- 3."Civil War Weapons and Equipment" by Russ A. Pritchard, Jr., Russ A. Pritchard Jr. Published by Globe Pequot, 2003
- 4.Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1855 Type I Percussion .58. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 5.Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1861 Percussion .58. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 6.Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1863 Type I Percussion .58. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 7.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1865 Trapdoor .58. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 8.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1866 Trapdoor .50-70. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 9.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1868 Trapdoor .50-70. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 10.Springfield Armory Model 1869 U.S. Cadet "Trapdoor" Rifle. National Museum of American History.
- 11.Springfield Armory Model 1870/1863 U.S. "Trapdoor" Rifle. Smithsonian Institution.
- 12.Springfield Armory U.S. Navy Model 1870 Rolling Block Rifle. National Museum of American History.
- 13.Springfield Armory Model 1871 Rolling Block Rifle. National Museum of American History.
- 14.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1873 Trapdoor .45-70. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 15.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1875 Trapdoor Officer's .45-70. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 16.Model 1877 Carbines. The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center.
- 17.Model 1880 Triangular Rod Bayonet Rifles. The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center.
- 18.Model 1882 Short Rifle. The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center.
- 19.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1884 Trapdoor .45-70. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 20.Model 1886 (24" Carbine). The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center.
- 21.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1888 Trapdoor .45-70. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 22.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1892 Krag-Jorgensen .30-40. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 23.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1903 .30. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 24.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle Model 1922M1 .22. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 25.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle M1 .30. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
- 26.Rifle, Military - U.S. Rifle M14 7.62mm. Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record.
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