U.S. Model 1892 Springfield
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The U.S. Model 1892 Springfield is an American bolt-action military rifle based on the Krag–Jørgensen design, used by the United States Army in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Model 1896 Springfield | 1 |
| U.S. Model 1898 Springfield | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bolt-action rifle ⓘ |
| action | bolt action ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | U.S. Krag Model 1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Krag–Jørgensen rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | .30 caliber ⓘ |
| cartridgeType | rimmed rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| category | Krag–Jørgensen variants ⓘ |
| chamberedFor | .30-40 Krag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Boxer Rebellion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Erik Jørgensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ole Herman Johannes Krag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | black-powder to smokeless transition era ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
5-round magazine
ⓘ
side-loading box magazine ⓘ |
| firearmClass | shoulder-fired weapon ⓘ |
| firingMode | manual repeating ⓘ |
| intendedRole | infantry rifle ⓘ |
| magazineType | internal magazine ⓘ |
| material |
steel barrel
ⓘ
wooden stock ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
side-mounted magazine gate
ⓘ
single locking lug bolt ⓘ |
| originatingArmory | United States Springfield Armory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Army infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedAt | Springfield Armory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | smokeless powder cartridge ⓘ |
| replacedBy | M1903 Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1892 ⓘ |
| servicePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| successor |
U.S. Model 1896 Springfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Model 1898 Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeDesignation | Model 1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard U.S. service rifle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ state militia units in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Model 1896 Springfield
this entity surface form:
U.S. Model 1898 Springfield