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The Buffington rear sight raised on a model 1884 Model 1884 lock work. The most dramatic change to the rifle design, which is often considered to be the identifying feature of the model 1884, was a new rear sight which had been designed by Lieutenant Colonel Adelbert R. Buffington of the U.S. Army Ordnance Department. This sight however was not ...
The average accuracy of the Springfield Model 1884 was a circle with an average radius of 1.3 inches at 100 yards, corresponding to ~2.6 MOA. [5] Therefore, the accuracy potential of the average Springfield Model 1884 is comparable to that of the German K98k or Springfield's later M1 Garand. Accuracy chart for the Springfield Model 1884
This category is for military firearms of the historical Springfield Armory in Massachusetts. For commercial firearms of the contemporary Springfield Armory, Inc. , of Illinois, see Category:Springfield Armory Inc. firearms .
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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.
Developed during Springfield's industrial growth of the 1850s to the 1920s, the South Fountain Avenue Historic District encompasses about 15 square blocks south of downtown Springfield, across the street from South High School. Among its prominent early residents were Oliver S. Kelly, [1] William N. Whiteley, and Francis Bookwalter. [2]
Because of these problems, all of the Model 1880 rifles were returned from the field and were placed into storage. After a failed successor design, the Springfield Model 1882, further attempts at improvement succeeded with the Springfield Model 1884, Springfield Model 1886 and Springfield Model 1888 rifles. [1]
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