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Springfield Model 1875

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Springfield Model 1875
TypeBreech-loading rifle
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States
Production history
DesignerErskine S. Allin
Designed1875
ManufacturerSpringfield Armory
Specifications
Barrel length26 in (660 mm)

Cartridge.45-70-405
ActionTrapdoor
Rate of fireUser dependent; usually 8 to 10 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity1,350 feet per second (410 m/s)
Feed systemBreech-loading
SightsIron sights

The Springfield Model 1875 was a variant of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle.

History and design

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The Model 1875 officer's rifle was checkered fore and aft of the trapdoor breech and tipped with white metal. It was fitted with a "globe and pinhead" foresight and a "buckhorn" backsight on the barrel.[1]

It also featured a well-made peep sight fitted on the small of the stock, which was graduated for ranges from 50 to 1,100 yards (46–1,006 m). The rifle had a trigger which could be set to use as a hair trigger. A wooden cleaning rod was fitted under the barrel, and was referred to as a "ramrod" in the rifle's documentation.[2]

The rifle originally sold for $36.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Model 1875 Officer's Rifle". The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. ^ a b "Rifles and ammunition and rifle shooting" By Harcourt Ommundsen, Ernest Herbert Robinson