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Model 1873 Springfield First Type Officer’s Sporting Rifle, 45-70 Caliber, Serial Number 45 (Total quantity 477), One of small group bearing 1881 inspectors’ mark, A superior early production example; subsequently became the US Model 1875, Very fine plus, F729. Similar to the carbines carried by General Custer’s troopers, this carbine is a single shot arm. Although there is no official designation for the Model 1879, certain features, such as a slightly different breech from those used on earlier models, a notably thicker and wider receiver, as well as its serial number, identify this carbine as one produced between 1879 and 1885. Crystal reports 9 service pack 7 download utorrent. Springfield Model 1873 and 1884 Rifles, Model 1873 Shotgun, Model 1903 Rifle, 1903A3 by Smith Corona Co. Stevens (description, illustration and years made)- Stevens did not put serial numbers on all long guns until 1968 (GCA 1968 Required them). Winchester Model 1873 All model 1873’s manufactured after serial number 525923 are considered modern and are subject to all the BATF Federal guide lines including back ground checks. There were over 720,000 Model 1873 Winchester ’s manufactured. The longest barrel length known on a Model 1873 is 37 inches. 1884 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Serial Numbers DOWNLOAD. B89f1c4981 The,serial,number,would,be,the,best,way,to,tell.,Want,To,Sell,1884,Trapdoor. (Redirected from Springfield Model 1873) Springfield Model 1873 TypeBreech-loading rifle Single-shot riflePlace of originUnited StatesService historyIn service1873–1892 (some were still used during the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War)Used byUnited States ArmyWarsIndian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American WarProduction historyDesignerErskine S. AllinDesigned1873ManufacturerSpringfield ArmoryNo. builtapprox. 700,000VariantsCavalry Carbine with 22 in (560 mm) barrel
Cadet Rifle with 30 in (760 mm) barrel1881 Forager ShotgunSpecificationsLength51.875 in (1,317.6 mm)Barrel length32.625 in (828.7 mm)Cartridge.45-70-405ActionHinged breechblockRate of fireapprox. 11-12 rounds a minuteMuzzle velocity1,350 feet per second (410 m/s)
The Model 1873 ’Trapdoor’ Springfield was the first standard-issue breech-loadingrifle adopted by the United States Army (although the Springfield Model 1866 had seen limited issue to troops along the Bozeman Trail in 1867). The gun, in both full-length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against the American Indians.
The model 1873 was the fifth variation of the Allin trapdoor design, and was named for its hinged breechblock, which opened like a trapdoor. The infantry rifle model featured a 325⁄8-inch (829 mm) barrel, while the cavalry carbine used a 22-inch (560 mm) barrel. It was superseded by an improved model, the Springfield model 1884, also in .45-70caliber.Selection process[edit]model 1888, breech open
In 1872–1873 a military board, headed by Brigadier-General Alfred H. Terry, conducted an examination and trial of 99 rifles from several domestic and foreign manufacturers including those from Springfield, Sharps, Peabody, Whitney, Spencer, Remington, and Winchester pursuant to the selection of a breech-loading system for rifles and carbines for the U.S. Military. The trials included tests for accuracy, dependability, rate-of-fire, and ability to withstand adverse conditions. Both single shot and magazine equipped systems were considered but, at the time, the single shot was deemed to be more reliable. Firing tests were held at the Springfield Armory and Governor’s Island where the average rate of fire for the Springfield was 8 rounds per minute for new recruits and 15 rounds per minute for experienced soldiers. The board recommended ’No. 99 Springfield’ which became the model 1873.[1]Ballistics[edit]
The rifle cartridge was designated as ’.45-70-405’, indicating a .45 caliber (11.63 mm), 405-grain (26.2 g) bullet propelled by 70 grains (4.5 g) of black powder. It had a muzzle velocity of 1,350 feet per second (410 m/s), making it a powerful and effective load for the skirmish tactics of the era.[citation needed] A reduced-power load of 55 grains (3.6 g) of powder (Carbine Load) was manufactured for use in the carbine to lighten recoil for mounted cavalry soldiers. This cartridge had a correspondingly reduced muzzle velocity of 1,100 feet per second (340 m/s) and a somewhat reduced effective range.Use in combat[edit]
The rifle was originally issued with a copper cartridge case and used in the American West during the second half of the 19th century, but the soldiers soon discovered that the copper expanded excessively in the breech upon firing. Another issue was the copper held in leather carriers created a green film that would effectively weld the case into the breech of the carbine when fired. This sometimes jammed the rifle by preventing extraction of the fired cartridge case. A jam required manual extraction with a knife blade or similar tool, and could render the carbine version of the weapon, which had no ramrod to remove stuck cases, useless in combat except as a club.
After the annihilation of Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s battalion (armed with the carbine and carbine load ammunition) at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876, investigations first suggested that jamming of their carbines may have played a factor, although archaeological excavations in 1983 discovered evidence that only 3.4 percent of the cases recovered showed any indication of being pried from jammed weapons.[2] This did not account for cases removed by a ramrod or other ’stick’ nor for jammed rifles cleared away from the immediate battle area and outside the very limited archaeological survey area. Every Custer battalion weapon became Indian property. Captain Thomas French, M Company Commander was kept busy on the Reno defensive position line using the cleaning rod from his infantry rifle to clear the jammed carbines passed to him from the cavalryman on the line. The cartridge was subsequently redesigned with a brass case, since that material did not expand as much as copper. This was shown to be a major improvement, and brass became the primary material used in United States military cartridges from then to the present. After the Little Big Horn disaster, troops were required to perform target practice twice a week.
The black powder Model 1873 continued to be the main service rifle of the U.S. military until it was gradually replaced by the Springfield model 1892 bolt-action rifle, essentially a copy of the Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen action. Replacement began in 1892, and despite its obsolescence, the Model 1873 was still used by secondary units during the Spanish–American War in Cuba and the Philippines, where it was at a major disadvantage against Spanish forces armed with the 7 mm Spanish M93 Mauser bolt action rifle.
There are reports of the surplus trapdoor Springfields being issued to civilians living in coastal areas during World War I to provide for an armed militia in the event of a German invasion.[citation needed]Gallery[edit]
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Reenactor firing a Springfield model 1873 breech-loading rifle at Fort Mackinac in 2008
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Geronimo (right) holding a Springfield model 1873 alongside his fellow Apache warriors in 1886References[edit]
*^BOARD of OFFICERS (1873). Ordnance memoranda, Issue 15. United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. pp. 99–106.
*^Fox, Richard A., Archaeology, History and Custer’s Last Battle, 1993, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN0-8061-2998-0, pp. 241–242External links[edit]
*Shoot! Magazine article on the .50-70 cartridge, predecessor to the .45-70
*Uberti web site with images of currently cataloged reproductionRetrieved from ’https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Springfield_model_1873&oldid=989817110’
Written By: Nick McGrath
Original publication date: Spring 2013
The Springfield Model 1873 was the Army’s standard issue rifle during the Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s. The rifle also saw service in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. Today, it is a favorite weapon of gun collectors.
The origins of the M1873 Springfield date back to the waning days of the Civil War. Erskine S. Allin, the master armorer at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, was tasked with converting the Army’s muzzle-loading rifles into breech loaders. This resulted in the development of the Model 1865 Springfield, known as “Allin’s Alteration” and later the “Needle Gun” for its long firing pin. The M1865 used a copper-cased cartridge which propelled a .58 caliber bullet with sixty grains of powder. Allin modified his design by lowering the caliber from .58 to .50 after a series of trials in 1866, resulting in the Model 1866. On the frontier, the M1866 performed admirably during several engagements with Indian warriors, and it gained a reputation as a dependable firearm. However, there were flaws in its design, most notably, the breech block tended to swing open when under pressure. Eager to correct this flaw, the Ordnance Department began a series of trials to find a suitable replacement to the M1866.
In 1873, the Ordnance Department adopted the Springfield No. 99 as the standard infantry weapon of the U.S. Army. Later designated the Springfield Model 1873 and nicknamed the “Springfield Trapdoor,” the rifle would serve the American military for the next twenty years. The rifle got its nickname from its breech-loading mechanism, which resembled a trapdoor. To load a round, a soldier had to open the latch and manually insert a single cartridge.
The M1873 had a 32 5/8-inch barrel and fired a new .45-70 cartridge. The new round could deliver a 405 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity of 1,350 feet per second. Not only was the cartridge an excellent anti-personnel round, it could also bring down a horse. In addition to its impressive firepower, the M1873 was one of the first rifles to have a blued steel finish rather than the more reflective “National Armory Bright.”
The 10th Cavalry, stationed in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston, was among the first units to receive the new rifles in the spring of 1874. By 1875, the M1873 began to replace the Army’s stocks of older rifles. Cavalry units armed with the Sharps carbine were re-equipped with a carbine version of the M1873, which had a reduced barrel size of twenty-two inches. It fired a variant of the .45-70 cartridge, the .45-55, with a reduced powder charge of fifty-five grains as opposed to the normal seventy grains.
The M1873 performed well in combat, and a cavalryman described it as a weapon that “would shoot and kick hard, carrying up to 500 yards very well.” While it was an effective weapon, the M1873 had a powerful recoil, and many soldiers who used it would claim that the rifle could knock down two men with each shot—the man it hit and the man who fired it.
The disaster at Little Big Horn on 25 June 1876 led many within the Army to criticize the M1873’s performance. During the Little Big Horn campaign, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer ordered an attack that would go down in American military history as the greatest blunder of the Plains Wars. With Major Marcus A. Reno’s column repulsed by the Sioux, the Indians were able to reform and surround Custer’s force. The troopers of the 7th Cavalry fought bravely, but were eventually overwhelmed by the attacking Sioux and Cheyenne’s superior numbers and firepower. No member of Custer’s detachment survived the day. In addition to sparking public outrage against the Indians, Custer’s ill-fated excursion into the Black Hills brought the various flaws of the Springfield Trapdoor to light.
The problem, however, lay not with the rifle itself but with the ammunition. The Army had yet to switch over to brass cartridges and still relied on copper. Firing the rifle created heat that caused the copper cartridges to expand, making the spent cartridge difficult to extract from the breech. One method to remove it was to pry it out with a knife. The M1873 field manual instructed soldiers to push the cartridge out with a cleaning rod, but this presented a problem since the M1873 carbine was not equipped with a cleaning rod. Trooper William C. Slaper of Company M, 7th Cavalry (part of Reno’s column at Little Big Horn), noted that during combat he would fix a jam, pass the loaded rifle to a soldier on the firing line, and then fix another.
Condemnation of the rifle was not universal, as many troopers praised the M1873’s power and accuracy. Brigadier General John Gibbon described the rifle as “first rate…and probably the best thing that had ever been placed in the hands of troops.”
In 1877, the Ordnance Department began researching European small arms and found that brass cartridges were much easier to load and retained their form after discharge. Additionally, solid point cartridges could be reloaded with an external primer (this task became a form of extra duty punishment on the frontier). In 1882, the Ordnance Department switched over to centerfire cartridges. However, it was not until 1888 that the Army finally made the transition to brass shells.Springfield Model 1873 Serial Number Lookup By NameSpringfield Model 1873 Serial Number Lookup White Pages
Though the rifle was accurate up to 1,000 yards in the right hands, most soldiers in the decades following the Civil War did not receive any significant marksmanship training. Most soldiers were only given ten cartridges a month with which to practice, and some units did not even receive that much. In 1877, Lieutenant Stephen Mills stated that “target practice was practically unknown. I think the allowance of ammunition was twenty rounds a year.” By 1878, the state of marksmanship training had become so bad that the Department of the Pacific ordered .58 caliber muzzle-loading rifle-muskets to be taken out of storage so that troops could practice shooting. As soldiers’ accuracy improved, the Army began to hold shooting matches with Springfield Trapdoors. The idea behind the shooting competitions was to prepare soldiers for fighting on the open plains, and ensure that the best shots would come away victorious.
The Springfield Trapdoor and other single-shot rifles would be rendered obsolete by magazine-fed bolt-action rifles in the late nineteenth century. In addition, the invention of “smokeless powder” had rendered rifles using black powder obsolete. The Krag-Jørgensen rifle became the Army’s standard issue weapon in 1894 and was used in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection by Regular Army units and a few Volunteer regiments before being replaced by the Model 1903 Springfield rifle. However, due to production problems with Krag, the M1873 was still issued to most Volunteer formations that served in the Spanish-American War and in the Philippines. Soldiers soon found that the M1873 was a liability on the modern battlefield with its limited firepower. Unlike the Krag, which had a five-round magazine, the Springfield Trapdoor had to be manually reloaded after firing a round. It also produced prodigious amounts of smoke when fired because it still employed cartridges using black powder, giving away the shooter’s position. Eventually, Volunteer and National Guard units were re-equipped with Krags after the M1903 was introduced .Springfield Model 1873 Serial Number Lookup Number
Though it was phased out of service, the Springfield M1873 remains an icon of the American West. With its retirement came the end of an era. Today, it remains a popular weapon for gun collectors in the United States and around the world.
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Model 1873 Springfield First Type Officer’s Sporting Rifle, 45-70 Caliber, Serial Number 45 (Total quantity 477), One of small group bearing 1881 inspectors’ mark, A superior early production example; subsequently became the US Model 1875, Very fine plus, F729. Similar to the carbines carried by General Custer’s troopers, this carbine is a single shot arm. Although there is no official designation for the Model 1879, certain features, such as a slightly different breech from those used on earlier models, a notably thicker and wider receiver, as well as its serial number, identify this carbine as one produced between 1879 and 1885. Crystal reports 9 service pack 7 download utorrent. Springfield Model 1873 and 1884 Rifles, Model 1873 Shotgun, Model 1903 Rifle, 1903A3 by Smith Corona Co. Stevens (description, illustration and years made)- Stevens did not put serial numbers on all long guns until 1968 (GCA 1968 Required them). Winchester Model 1873 All model 1873’s manufactured after serial number 525923 are considered modern and are subject to all the BATF Federal guide lines including back ground checks. There were over 720,000 Model 1873 Winchester ’s manufactured. The longest barrel length known on a Model 1873 is 37 inches. 1884 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Serial Numbers DOWNLOAD. B89f1c4981 The,serial,number,would,be,the,best,way,to,tell.,Want,To,Sell,1884,Trapdoor. (Redirected from Springfield Model 1873) Springfield Model 1873 TypeBreech-loading rifle Single-shot riflePlace of originUnited StatesService historyIn service1873–1892 (some were still used during the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War)Used byUnited States ArmyWarsIndian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American WarProduction historyDesignerErskine S. AllinDesigned1873ManufacturerSpringfield ArmoryNo. builtapprox. 700,000VariantsCavalry Carbine with 22 in (560 mm) barrel
Cadet Rifle with 30 in (760 mm) barrel1881 Forager ShotgunSpecificationsLength51.875 in (1,317.6 mm)Barrel length32.625 in (828.7 mm)Cartridge.45-70-405ActionHinged breechblockRate of fireapprox. 11-12 rounds a minuteMuzzle velocity1,350 feet per second (410 m/s)
The Model 1873 ’Trapdoor’ Springfield was the first standard-issue breech-loadingrifle adopted by the United States Army (although the Springfield Model 1866 had seen limited issue to troops along the Bozeman Trail in 1867). The gun, in both full-length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against the American Indians.
The model 1873 was the fifth variation of the Allin trapdoor design, and was named for its hinged breechblock, which opened like a trapdoor. The infantry rifle model featured a 325⁄8-inch (829 mm) barrel, while the cavalry carbine used a 22-inch (560 mm) barrel. It was superseded by an improved model, the Springfield model 1884, also in .45-70caliber.Selection process[edit]model 1888, breech open
In 1872–1873 a military board, headed by Brigadier-General Alfred H. Terry, conducted an examination and trial of 99 rifles from several domestic and foreign manufacturers including those from Springfield, Sharps, Peabody, Whitney, Spencer, Remington, and Winchester pursuant to the selection of a breech-loading system for rifles and carbines for the U.S. Military. The trials included tests for accuracy, dependability, rate-of-fire, and ability to withstand adverse conditions. Both single shot and magazine equipped systems were considered but, at the time, the single shot was deemed to be more reliable. Firing tests were held at the Springfield Armory and Governor’s Island where the average rate of fire for the Springfield was 8 rounds per minute for new recruits and 15 rounds per minute for experienced soldiers. The board recommended ’No. 99 Springfield’ which became the model 1873.[1]Ballistics[edit]
The rifle cartridge was designated as ’.45-70-405’, indicating a .45 caliber (11.63 mm), 405-grain (26.2 g) bullet propelled by 70 grains (4.5 g) of black powder. It had a muzzle velocity of 1,350 feet per second (410 m/s), making it a powerful and effective load for the skirmish tactics of the era.[citation needed] A reduced-power load of 55 grains (3.6 g) of powder (Carbine Load) was manufactured for use in the carbine to lighten recoil for mounted cavalry soldiers. This cartridge had a correspondingly reduced muzzle velocity of 1,100 feet per second (340 m/s) and a somewhat reduced effective range.Use in combat[edit]
The rifle was originally issued with a copper cartridge case and used in the American West during the second half of the 19th century, but the soldiers soon discovered that the copper expanded excessively in the breech upon firing. Another issue was the copper held in leather carriers created a green film that would effectively weld the case into the breech of the carbine when fired. This sometimes jammed the rifle by preventing extraction of the fired cartridge case. A jam required manual extraction with a knife blade or similar tool, and could render the carbine version of the weapon, which had no ramrod to remove stuck cases, useless in combat except as a club.
After the annihilation of Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s battalion (armed with the carbine and carbine load ammunition) at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876, investigations first suggested that jamming of their carbines may have played a factor, although archaeological excavations in 1983 discovered evidence that only 3.4 percent of the cases recovered showed any indication of being pried from jammed weapons.[2] This did not account for cases removed by a ramrod or other ’stick’ nor for jammed rifles cleared away from the immediate battle area and outside the very limited archaeological survey area. Every Custer battalion weapon became Indian property. Captain Thomas French, M Company Commander was kept busy on the Reno defensive position line using the cleaning rod from his infantry rifle to clear the jammed carbines passed to him from the cavalryman on the line. The cartridge was subsequently redesigned with a brass case, since that material did not expand as much as copper. This was shown to be a major improvement, and brass became the primary material used in United States military cartridges from then to the present. After the Little Big Horn disaster, troops were required to perform target practice twice a week.
The black powder Model 1873 continued to be the main service rifle of the U.S. military until it was gradually replaced by the Springfield model 1892 bolt-action rifle, essentially a copy of the Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen action. Replacement began in 1892, and despite its obsolescence, the Model 1873 was still used by secondary units during the Spanish–American War in Cuba and the Philippines, where it was at a major disadvantage against Spanish forces armed with the 7 mm Spanish M93 Mauser bolt action rifle.
There are reports of the surplus trapdoor Springfields being issued to civilians living in coastal areas during World War I to provide for an armed militia in the event of a German invasion.[citation needed]Gallery[edit]
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Reenactor firing a Springfield model 1873 breech-loading rifle at Fort Mackinac in 2008
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Geronimo (right) holding a Springfield model 1873 alongside his fellow Apache warriors in 1886References[edit]
*^BOARD of OFFICERS (1873). Ordnance memoranda, Issue 15. United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. pp. 99–106.
*^Fox, Richard A., Archaeology, History and Custer’s Last Battle, 1993, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN0-8061-2998-0, pp. 241–242External links[edit]
*Shoot! Magazine article on the .50-70 cartridge, predecessor to the .45-70
*Uberti web site with images of currently cataloged reproductionRetrieved from ’https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Springfield_model_1873&oldid=989817110’
Written By: Nick McGrath
Original publication date: Spring 2013
The Springfield Model 1873 was the Army’s standard issue rifle during the Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s. The rifle also saw service in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. Today, it is a favorite weapon of gun collectors.
The origins of the M1873 Springfield date back to the waning days of the Civil War. Erskine S. Allin, the master armorer at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, was tasked with converting the Army’s muzzle-loading rifles into breech loaders. This resulted in the development of the Model 1865 Springfield, known as “Allin’s Alteration” and later the “Needle Gun” for its long firing pin. The M1865 used a copper-cased cartridge which propelled a .58 caliber bullet with sixty grains of powder. Allin modified his design by lowering the caliber from .58 to .50 after a series of trials in 1866, resulting in the Model 1866. On the frontier, the M1866 performed admirably during several engagements with Indian warriors, and it gained a reputation as a dependable firearm. However, there were flaws in its design, most notably, the breech block tended to swing open when under pressure. Eager to correct this flaw, the Ordnance Department began a series of trials to find a suitable replacement to the M1866.
In 1873, the Ordnance Department adopted the Springfield No. 99 as the standard infantry weapon of the U.S. Army. Later designated the Springfield Model 1873 and nicknamed the “Springfield Trapdoor,” the rifle would serve the American military for the next twenty years. The rifle got its nickname from its breech-loading mechanism, which resembled a trapdoor. To load a round, a soldier had to open the latch and manually insert a single cartridge.
The M1873 had a 32 5/8-inch barrel and fired a new .45-70 cartridge. The new round could deliver a 405 grain bullet at a muzzle velocity of 1,350 feet per second. Not only was the cartridge an excellent anti-personnel round, it could also bring down a horse. In addition to its impressive firepower, the M1873 was one of the first rifles to have a blued steel finish rather than the more reflective “National Armory Bright.”
The 10th Cavalry, stationed in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston, was among the first units to receive the new rifles in the spring of 1874. By 1875, the M1873 began to replace the Army’s stocks of older rifles. Cavalry units armed with the Sharps carbine were re-equipped with a carbine version of the M1873, which had a reduced barrel size of twenty-two inches. It fired a variant of the .45-70 cartridge, the .45-55, with a reduced powder charge of fifty-five grains as opposed to the normal seventy grains.
The M1873 performed well in combat, and a cavalryman described it as a weapon that “would shoot and kick hard, carrying up to 500 yards very well.” While it was an effective weapon, the M1873 had a powerful recoil, and many soldiers who used it would claim that the rifle could knock down two men with each shot—the man it hit and the man who fired it.
The disaster at Little Big Horn on 25 June 1876 led many within the Army to criticize the M1873’s performance. During the Little Big Horn campaign, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer ordered an attack that would go down in American military history as the greatest blunder of the Plains Wars. With Major Marcus A. Reno’s column repulsed by the Sioux, the Indians were able to reform and surround Custer’s force. The troopers of the 7th Cavalry fought bravely, but were eventually overwhelmed by the attacking Sioux and Cheyenne’s superior numbers and firepower. No member of Custer’s detachment survived the day. In addition to sparking public outrage against the Indians, Custer’s ill-fated excursion into the Black Hills brought the various flaws of the Springfield Trapdoor to light.
The problem, however, lay not with the rifle itself but with the ammunition. The Army had yet to switch over to brass cartridges and still relied on copper. Firing the rifle created heat that caused the copper cartridges to expand, making the spent cartridge difficult to extract from the breech. One method to remove it was to pry it out with a knife. The M1873 field manual instructed soldiers to push the cartridge out with a cleaning rod, but this presented a problem since the M1873 carbine was not equipped with a cleaning rod. Trooper William C. Slaper of Company M, 7th Cavalry (part of Reno’s column at Little Big Horn), noted that during combat he would fix a jam, pass the loaded rifle to a soldier on the firing line, and then fix another.
Condemnation of the rifle was not universal, as many troopers praised the M1873’s power and accuracy. Brigadier General John Gibbon described the rifle as “first rate…and probably the best thing that had ever been placed in the hands of troops.”
In 1877, the Ordnance Department began researching European small arms and found that brass cartridges were much easier to load and retained their form after discharge. Additionally, solid point cartridges could be reloaded with an external primer (this task became a form of extra duty punishment on the frontier). In 1882, the Ordnance Department switched over to centerfire cartridges. However, it was not until 1888 that the Army finally made the transition to brass shells.Springfield Model 1873 Serial Number Lookup By NameSpringfield Model 1873 Serial Number Lookup White Pages
Though the rifle was accurate up to 1,000 yards in the right hands, most soldiers in the decades following the Civil War did not receive any significant marksmanship training. Most soldiers were only given ten cartridges a month with which to practice, and some units did not even receive that much. In 1877, Lieutenant Stephen Mills stated that “target practice was practically unknown. I think the allowance of ammunition was twenty rounds a year.” By 1878, the state of marksmanship training had become so bad that the Department of the Pacific ordered .58 caliber muzzle-loading rifle-muskets to be taken out of storage so that troops could practice shooting. As soldiers’ accuracy improved, the Army began to hold shooting matches with Springfield Trapdoors. The idea behind the shooting competitions was to prepare soldiers for fighting on the open plains, and ensure that the best shots would come away victorious.
The Springfield Trapdoor and other single-shot rifles would be rendered obsolete by magazine-fed bolt-action rifles in the late nineteenth century. In addition, the invention of “smokeless powder” had rendered rifles using black powder obsolete. The Krag-Jørgensen rifle became the Army’s standard issue weapon in 1894 and was used in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection by Regular Army units and a few Volunteer regiments before being replaced by the Model 1903 Springfield rifle. However, due to production problems with Krag, the M1873 was still issued to most Volunteer formations that served in the Spanish-American War and in the Philippines. Soldiers soon found that the M1873 was a liability on the modern battlefield with its limited firepower. Unlike the Krag, which had a five-round magazine, the Springfield Trapdoor had to be manually reloaded after firing a round. It also produced prodigious amounts of smoke when fired because it still employed cartridges using black powder, giving away the shooter’s position. Eventually, Volunteer and National Guard units were re-equipped with Krags after the M1903 was introduced .Springfield Model 1873 Serial Number Lookup Number
Though it was phased out of service, the Springfield M1873 remains an icon of the American West. With its retirement came the end of an era. Today, it remains a popular weapon for gun collectors in the United States and around the world.
Download here: http://gg.gg/v9m03
https://diarynote.indered.space
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