Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle

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The Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle is a single-shot, breech-loading U.S. military service rifle that became the standard infantry arm after the Civil War and is notable for its hinged "trapdoor" loading mechanism.

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instanceOf U.S. military service rifle ⓘ
breech-loading rifle ⓘ
rifle ⓘ
single-shot firearm ⓘ
actionType trapdoor breechblock ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Model 1873 Springfield ⓘ
U.S. Springfield .45-70 "Trapdoor" ⓘ
approximateNumberProduced hundreds of thousands ⓘ
barrelLength 32 5/8 inches (rifle version) ⓘ
caliber .45 inch ⓘ
cartridge .45-70 Government ⓘ
collectibleStatus popular U.S. military antique firearm ⓘ
conflict Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
Indian Wars ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designer Erskine S. Allin ⓘ
era post–American Civil War ⓘ
feedSystem single-shot, no magazine ⓘ
firingMode single-shot ⓘ
historicalSignificance first standard U.S. service rifle designed for metallic cartridges ⓘ
loadingMechanism hinged trapdoor ⓘ
loadingProcedure manually open trapdoor, insert single cartridge, close, and fire ⓘ
manufacturer Springfield Armory ⓘ
material steel barrel and action ⓘ
walnut stock ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ
overallLength approximately 51 7/8 inches (rifle version) ⓘ
productionEnd 1880s ⓘ
productionStart 1873 ⓘ
replaced Civil War muzzle-loading rifled muskets ⓘ
Springfield Model 1866 rifle ⓘ
safetyFeature half-cock notch on hammer ⓘ
serviceEntry 1873 ⓘ
sights blade front sight ⓘ
open rear sight ⓘ
standardServiceRifleOf United States Army ⓘ
standardServiceRiflePeriod 1873–1892 ⓘ
successorModel Springfield Model 1879 "Trapdoor" rifle ⓘ
Springfield Model 1884 "Trapdoor" rifle ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
United States cavalry ⓘ
state militias in the United States ⓘ
variant cadet rifle version ⓘ
carbine version ⓘ
officer’s model ⓘ
wasReplacedBy Krag–Jørgensen rifle ⓘ

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Springfield Armory → produced → Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle ⓘ
Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Springfield .45-70 "Trapdoor" ⓘ
linked to: Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle