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The most notable difference between the Model 1861 and the earlier Springfield Model 1855 was the elimination of the Maynard tape primer for the Model 1861 (the Maynard primer, a self-feeding primer system, was unreliable in damp conditions, and the priming mechanism was expensive and time-consuming to produce). Further, unlike the Model 1855 ...
The term Joslyn Rifle refers to a series of rifles produced in the mid-19th century. The term is often used to refer specifically to the Joslyn Model 1861/1862, which was the first mass-produced breech-loading rifle produced at the Springfield Armory.
Springfield Model 1842; Springfield Model 1847; Springfield Model 1855; Springfield Model 1861; Springfield Model 1863; Springfield Model 1865; Springfield Model 1866; Springfield Model 1868; Springfield Model 1869; Springfield model 1870; Springfield model 1870 Remington—Navy; Springfield model 1871; Springfield model 1873; Springfield Model ...
The 3-inch ordnance rifle, model 1861 was a wrought iron muzzleloading rifled cannon that was adopted by the United States Army in 1861 and widely used in field artillery units during the American Civil War. It fired a 9.5 lb (4.3 kg) projectile to a distance of 1,830 yd (1,670 m) at an elevation of 5°.
Model 1863 Springfield rifled musket and Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon Springfield and Enfield actions. The Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon was a short-barrel version (610 mm or 24 inches) of the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket, having a faster rifling twist rate (1:48 versus 1:78), along with more rifling grooves (five grooves versus the Pattern 1853's three grooves), which made it as ...
This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
Savage 1861 Navy; Singer (naval mine) E. C. Singer; Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army; Springfield Model 1812 Musket; Springfield Model 1835; Springfield Model 1840 flintlock musket; Springfield Model 1847; Springfield Model 1855; Springfield Model 1861; Springfield Model 1863
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