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  2. Springfield Model 1861 - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Model 1861 "Colt Special" rifled musket Colt Model 1861 Special Musket Lamson, Goodnow & Yale (L.G & Y.), Springfield Model 1861, built 1864. The Springfield Model 1861 was a Minié-type rifled musket used by the United States Army during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of ...

  3. Springfield Model 1863 - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket and Enfield Pattern 1861 musketoon Springfield and Enfield lockplates. The Springfield Model 1863 was a .58 caliber rifled musket manufactured by the Springfield Armory and independent contractors between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was only a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it ...

  4. Rifles in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Like other Springfield rifles it was first produced at the Springfield Armory, but to meet war demands twenty arms manufacturers were contracted to increase production. At 56 inches long and weighing nine pounds, the Model 1861 was a single-shot, muzzleloading rifle that used the percussion cap mechanism to fire a .58 caliber Minié ball. It ...

  5. Springfield rifle - Wikipedia

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    The term Springfield rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces. In modern usage, the term "Springfield rifle" most commonly refers to the Springfield Model 1903 for its use in both world wars .

  6. List of firearms before the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Pocket Navy and Pocket Police: 1861; Colt revolving rifle (US – repeating rifle – 1855) Colt ring lever rifle (first and second model) (US – caplock revolving rifle – 1837 and 1838) Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker" (US – revolver – 1873) Confederate Revolving Cannon

  7. List of rifles - Wikipedia

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    Colt-Burgess rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company.44-40 Winchester United States: 1883 Colt C-19: Colt Canada: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester Finland: 2015 Colt Lighting rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company.44-40 United States: 1884 Colt's New Model Revolving rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company United States: 1955 Colt ring lever rifles: Colt's ...

  8. These 8 Guns Are 100% Made in the USA - AOL

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    3. Bond Arms. Taking great pride in their 'Made in Texas, by Texans' motto, Bond Arms has been producing robust, double-barrel derringer-style firearms for over a quarter-century.

  9. Single-shot - Wikipedia

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    The trapdoor mechanism continued usage in 1873 with the adoption of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle and .45-70 cartridge. The Springfield Model 1873 rifle stayed in service until 1892 when it was replaced by the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle from 1892 until 1903.