Springfield model 1873

<p>The Springfield Model 1873 was the first standard-issue <a href="/facts/Breech-loading_weapon/bCzCKg7n">breech-loading</a> <a href="/facts/Rifle/H3mJx7U4">rifle</a> adopted by the <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">United States Army</a> (although the <a href="/facts/Springfield_Model_1866/SlF0rr6k">Springfield Model 1866</a> had seen limited issue to troops along the <a href="/facts/Bozeman_Trail/JlBQC6rD">Bozeman Trail</a> in 1867). The rifle, in both full-length and <a href="/facts/Carbine/CVNgf8j2">carbine</a> versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against <a href="/facts/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States/lr8Qmd6N">Native Americans</a>.
</p><p>The Model 1873 was the fifth variation of the Allin <a href="/facts/Trapdoor_mechanism/XbIVrbL8">trapdoor</a> design, and was named for its hinged <a href="/facts/Breechblock/mkVuRPHK">breechblock</a>, which opened like a <a href="/facts/Trapdoor/FpsmsY7a">trapdoor</a>. The infantry rifle model featured a 325⁄8-inch (829 mm) barrel, while the cavalry carbine used a 22-inch (560 mm) barrel.  It was superseded by an improved model, the <a href="/facts/Springfield_Model_1884/wtvxulBe">Springfield Model 1884</a>, also in <a href="/facts/.45-70/l7x0AFwB">.45-70</a> <a href="/facts/Caliber/q4hhaID2">caliber</a>.
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Springfield model 1873