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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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  • "Springfield rifles". Smoothbore musket: Springfield Model 1795 Springfield Model 1812 Springfield Model 1816 Springfield Model 1822 Springfield Model...
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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 1866 was the second iteration of the Allin-designed trapdoor breech-loading mechanism. Originally developed as a means of converting...
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  • The Springfield Model 1870 rolling-block U.S. Navy rifle was a shipboard small arm for use by the United States Navy, employing the Remington Arms Company...
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    modern bolt-action designs. The Remington M1867, Springfield Model 1870, and Springfield Model 1871 rifles also used the rolling-block action. Remington...
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     Vietnam  Yemen Springfield model 1870, as used by the United States Navy, produced by Springfield Armory under license Springfield model 1871, as used by...
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  • 1865) Springfield Model 1866 (US – rifle – 1866) Springfield Model 1868 (US – rifle – 1868) Springfield Model 1871 (US – rifle – 1871) Springfield Model 1873...
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    The Mauser Model 1871, adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71, or "Infantry Rifle 71" ("I.G.Mod.71" was stamped on the rifles themselves), was...
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    Block rifle Springfield Model 1870, as used by the United States Navy, produced by Springfield Armory under license. Springfield Model 1871, as used by...
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    States 1870 Springfield model 1870 Remington—Navy Springfield Armory .50-70 Government  United States 1870 Springfield model 1871 Springfield Armory .50-70...
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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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  • specifically to the Joslyn Model 1861/1862, which was the first mass-produced breech-loading rifle produced at the Springfield Armory. Benjamin Franklin...
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  • Army), .303 British, .30-03 Springfield, .30-06 Springfield, 7.62×54mmR, and .405 Winchester. Theodore Roosevelt used a Model 1895 in .405 on African safaris...
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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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  • for short length holster models such as the discontinued topper compact pocket shotguns. He started a brief partnership in 1871 with Harrington's nephew...
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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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    Russian Army in 1871), and the "Schofield" model, named after Major George W. Schofield, who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions...
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    and .30-06 Springfield were offered with standard rubber recoil pads and straight butt plates. However, four of those Limited Series Model 1885 SSs were...
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    usage in 1873 with the adoption of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle and .45-70 cartridge. The Springfield Model 1873 rifle stayed in service until 1892...
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    The history of Springfield, Massachusetts dates back to the colonial period, when it was founded in 1636 as Agawam Plantation, named after a nearby village...
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    Wallingford station (Connecticut) (category Stations on the New Haven–Springfield Line)
    Station. The depot at Wallingford was built in 1871 by the Hartford & New Haven Railroad on the Springfield Line, and was built in a French Second Empire...
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    conversion and the Colt Model 1871-72 "Open Top" revolvers were available in .44 Henry. From 1875 until 1880, Colt produced the Model 1873 Single Action Army...
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    following Utah's adoption of the Colt M1911 pistol. History portal Colt Model 1871-72 Open Top, the direct ancestor of the Colt Single Action Army Magnum...
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    orders from 1872 with parts from a model 1839 issued sword. A total of 253 swords were produced by the Springfield Armory between 1868 and 1914 with a...
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    The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans...
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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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  • similar in design to the British Pattern 1853 Enfield and the American Springfield Model 1861 rifle-muskets. It had a 37.5-inch (95 cm) barrel which was held...
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    Reports of the Engineers of the Western Railroad Corporation,1838, Springfield, MA, Merriam, Wood and company. Archive copy at the Internet Archive PDF...
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    The Springfield Science Museum is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. Founded in 1859, the museum has operated in its current...
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