Springfield Model 1866 rifle

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The Springfield Model 1866 rifle was an early “trapdoor” breech-loading conversion of Civil War muzzle-loading muskets, widely used by the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf breech-loading rifle ⓘ
trapdoor rifle ⓘ
actionOrigin Erskine S. Allin trapdoor system ⓘ
actionType hinged-breech action ⓘ
barrelType rifled barrel ⓘ
cartridge .50-70 Government ⓘ
cartridgeType centerfire metallic cartridge ⓘ
category 19th-century firearms ⓘ
United States military small arms ⓘ
conversionFrom Civil War muzzle-loading muskets ⓘ
Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designed 1866 ⓘ
designedFor conversion of existing muzzle-loading muskets ⓘ
designedToReplace muzzle-loading rifled muskets in U.S. service ⓘ
era post–American Civil War era ⓘ
feedSystem single-shot, manually loaded ⓘ
firingMechanism trapdoor breechblock ⓘ
followedBy Springfield Model 1868 rifle ⓘ
hasPart external hammer ⓘ
hinged breechblock ⓘ
ramrod channel from original musket stock ⓘ
historicalSignificance early U.S. Army adoption of metallic cartridge breech-loaders ⓘ
transitional design between muzzle-loaders and later trapdoor Springfields ⓘ
ignitionSystem centerfire primer ⓘ
introduced 1866 ⓘ
loadingMechanism single-shot ⓘ
manufacturer Springfield Armory ⓘ
material steel barrel ⓘ
walnut stock ⓘ
namedAfter year of adoption 1866 ⓘ
notableFeature improved trapdoor breech over Model 1865 ⓘ
use of .50-70 Government metallic cartridge ⓘ
numberOfShots 1 ⓘ
operatedBy manual operation ⓘ
precededBy Springfield Model 1865 rifle ⓘ
primaryServicePeriod 1870s ⓘ
late 1860s ⓘ
propellant black powder ⓘ
serviceEntry late 1860s ⓘ
typeDesignation Model 1866 ⓘ
usedBy U.S. cavalry units (in limited numbers) ⓘ
U.S. frontier garrisons ⓘ
U.S. infantry units ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
usedInConflict American Indian Wars ⓘ
usedInRole frontier defense weapon ⓘ
standard service rifle ⓘ

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Wagon Box Fight → weaponUnitedStates → Springfield Model 1866 rifle ⓘ
Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket → successor → Springfield Model 1865 ⓘ
linked to: Springfield Model 1866 rifle
Springfield Model 1866 rifle → precededBy → Springfield Model 1865 rifle ⓘ
linked to: Springfield Model 1866 rifle
Springfield Model 1866 rifle → followedBy → Springfield Model 1868 rifle ⓘ
linked to: Springfield Model 1866 rifle
Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle → replaced → Springfield Model 1866 rifle ⓘ