Springfield Model 1866 rifle
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The Springfield Model 1866 rifle was an early “trapdoor” breech-loading conversion of Civil War muzzle-loading muskets, widely used by the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
breech-loading rifle
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trapdoor rifle ⓘ |
| actionOrigin | Erskine S. Allin trapdoor system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| actionType | hinged-breech action ⓘ |
| barrelType | rifled barrel ⓘ |
| cartridge | .50-70 Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartridgeType | centerfire metallic cartridge ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century firearms
ⓘ
United States military small arms ⓘ |
| conversionFrom |
Civil War muzzle-loading muskets
ⓘ
Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designed | 1866 ⓘ |
| designedFor | conversion of existing muzzle-loading muskets ⓘ |
| designedToReplace | muzzle-loading rifled muskets in U.S. service ⓘ |
| era | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| feedSystem | single-shot, manually loaded ⓘ |
| firingMechanism | trapdoor breechblock ⓘ |
| followedBy | Springfield Model 1868 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
external hammer
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hinged breechblock ⓘ ramrod channel from original musket stock ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early U.S. Army adoption of metallic cartridge breech-loaders
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transitional design between muzzle-loaders and later trapdoor Springfields ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | centerfire primer ⓘ |
| introduced | 1866 ⓘ |
| loadingMechanism | single-shot ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Springfield Armory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
steel barrel
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walnut stock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | year of adoption 1866 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
improved trapdoor breech over Model 1865
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use of .50-70 Government metallic cartridge ⓘ |
| numberOfShots | 1 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | manual operation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Springfield Model 1865 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryServicePeriod |
1870s
ⓘ
late 1860s ⓘ |
| propellant | black powder ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1860s ⓘ |
| typeDesignation | Model 1866 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. cavalry units (in limited numbers)
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U.S. frontier garrisons ⓘ U.S. infantry units ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | American Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
frontier defense weapon
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standard service rifle ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.