The Springfield Model 1863 was a .58 caliber rifled musket manufactured by the Springfield Armory and independent contractors between 1863 and 1865. The...
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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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government-operated Springfield Armory was chosen for its simplicity and the fact that it could be produced by the modification of existing Springfield Model 1863 muskets...
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Master Armorer at Springfield. Approximately 25,000 .58 caliber Springfield Model 1863 rifled muskets were converted by Springfield Armory for use by...
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trapdoor Springfields had originally been designed as an inexpensive method of converting Springfield Model 1861 and Springfield Model 1863 rifled muskets...
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by Erskine S. Allin. Originally, the trapdoor Springfields were created to convert Springfield Model 1863 rifled muskets to breech-loading rifles at a...
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percussion lock rifled musket. Springfield Model 1863 – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. Single-shot rifle: Springfield Model 1865 – .58-60 caliber trapdoor...
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Springfield Model 1861 – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. Springfield Model 1863 – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. Springfield rifle...
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in place of the Model 1868’s 32.5 inch length. Originally, the trapdoor Springfields were created to convert Model 1863 Springfield rifled muskets to...
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government-operated Springfield Armory was chosen for its simplicity and the fact that it could be produced by the modification of existing Springfield Model 1863 muskets...
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List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces (section Bayonets, knives, and bayonet-knife models)
(Breech-loader, .58-60-500) Starr Carbine (Breech-loader, .54) Springfield Model 1863 (Breech-barrel carbine, .52-cal.) Individual Carbine (US Army) XM8...
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design that was simple to construct, the Model 1861 and its derivatives (including the Springfield Model 1863) were the most common rifles in the war,...
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50-70 Musket, .50-70 Springfield, and .50-1+3⁄4" Sharps) is a black powder cartridge adopted in 1866 for the Springfield Model 1866 trapdoor rifle. Derived...
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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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rimfire cartridge made by Joslyn. The Model 1865 produced at Springfield Armory was based on the Springfield Model 1863 rifle musket, except that it used...
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Model 1863 Springfield Model 1861 1853 Enfield musket Springfield Model 1855 M1819 Hall Rifle Model 1816 Musket Springfield Model 1812 Musket Model 1795...
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The Springfield Model 1822 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured by the United States in the early 19th century. The Model 1822 was an improvement...
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United States 1856 Springfield Model 1863 Springfield Armory .58 Minié ball United States 1863 Springfield Model 1865 Springfield Armory Rimfire .58-60-500...
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Pratt & Whitney Sharps rifle Spencer repeating rifle Springfield Model 1861 Springfield Model 1863 CSS Virginia CSS Stonewall Confederate privateer H....
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7th New York Infantry Regiment (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1863)
Muskets, Calibre .58 and .577 Issued weapons Model 1842 smoothbore musket Springfield Model 1855 Springfield Model 1861 Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket List...
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4th New York Infantry Regiment (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1863)
John Dunn MacGregor - July 7, 1862 - May 25, 1863 The 4th New York were issued the Model 1842 Springfield Muskets .69 caliber, smoothbore when accepted...
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12th New York Infantry Regiment (section 1863)
were armed with 778 National Armory (NA) and contract manufactured Model 1842 Springfield Muskets smoothbore muskets drawn from state arsenals. At some point...
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issue weapon for regular army infantry, and ultimately the Springfield Model 1861 and Model 1863. By the time of the Civil War, the Mississippi Rifle was...
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10th New York Infantry Regiment (section 1863)
K — 33 Springfield Rifled Muskets, model 1855, 1861, NA and contract, (.58 Cal.) Issued weapons Model 1842 smoothbore musket Springfield Model 1861 The...
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Springfield rifle Mosin–Nagant M1917 Enfield rifle Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 30 Model 33 Model 34 Model 241 Model 504 Model 511 Scoremaster Model...
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5th New York Infantry Regiment (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1863)
Cleveland Winslow – December 5, 1862 – May 14, 1863 The 5th New York were issued the Model 1842 Springfield Muskets .69 caliber, smoothbore when accepted...
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progressive models made: the Remington-Beals Army & Navy (1860–1862), the 1861 Army & Navy (1862–1863), and the New Model Army & Navy (1863–1875). The...
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38th New York Infantry Regiment (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1863)
survey result to U.S. War Department: Fredericksburg A — 41 Springfield Rifled Muskets, model 1855, 1861 National Armory (NA) and contract (.58 Cal.) B...
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5th Vermont Infantry Regiment (section 1863)
First Quarter, 1863' A — 44 Springfield Rifled Muskets, model 1855, 1861, NA and contract, (.58 Cal.) B — 37 Springfield Rifled Muskets, model 1855, 1861...
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manufacture (three times the cost of a muzzle-loading Springfield rifle) and so only 11,000 of the Model 1859s were produced. Most were unissued or given to...
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