Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket

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The Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket was the primary percussion rifle used by Union forces during the American Civil War and one of the most widely produced and influential military firearms of its era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War firearm ⓘ
military rifle ⓘ
percussion firearm ⓘ
rifle-musket ⓘ
action percussion lock ⓘ
ammunition .58 caliber Minié ball ⓘ
barrelLength 40 inches ⓘ
barrelType rifled barrel ⓘ
bayonetModel Model 1855 socket bayonet ⓘ
caliber .58 inch ⓘ
category American Civil War weapons ⓘ
black-powder firearms ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedFor .58 caliber Minié ball ⓘ
designedIn 1861 ⓘ
effectiveRange about 300 yards ⓘ
era mid-19th century ⓘ
firingMechanism percussion cap ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the most widely produced U.S. military firearms of the 19th century ⓘ
primary rifle-musket of Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ
inService 1861 ⓘ
1865 ⓘ
loading muzzle-loading ⓘ
material steel barrel ⓘ
walnut stock ⓘ
maximumRange about 1000 yards ⓘ
mountsBayonet socket bayonet ⓘ
notableFeature omission of Maynard tape primer system ⓘ
simplified design compared to Model 1855 ⓘ
numberBuilt over 1,000,000 ⓘ
numberOfGrooves 3-groove rifling ⓘ
overallLength 56 inches ⓘ
predecessor Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ
primaryUser Union forces ⓘ
linked to: Union Army
producedBy Springfield Armory ⓘ
contract manufacturers ⓘ
productionEnd 1865 ⓘ
productionStart 1861 ⓘ
rateOfFire 2 to 3 rounds per minute ⓘ
sightType iron sights ⓘ
standardCartridge .58 paper cartridge ⓘ
standardIssue Union infantry ⓘ
successor Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket ⓘ
usedBy Union Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
some Confederate forces (captured weapons) ⓘ
state volunteer regiments ⓘ
weight about 9 pounds ⓘ

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Springfield Armory National Historic Site → notableProduct → Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket ⓘ
André De Toth → notableWork → Springfield Rifle ⓘ
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André De Toth → directorOf → Springfield Rifle ⓘ
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Springfield Armory → produced → Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket ⓘ
Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket → successor → Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket ⓘ
André De Toth → notableWork → Springfield Rifle ⓘ
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André De Toth → notableWork → Springfield Rifle ⓘ
subject linked to: De Toth
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André De Toth → directed → Springfield Rifle ⓘ
subject linked to: De Toth
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Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket → predecessor → Springfield Model 1861 ⓘ
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Model 1842 musket → successor → Model 1861 Springfield rifle-musket ⓘ
linked to: Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket