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Springfield model 1884
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<p>The Springfield model 1884 was a <a href="/facts/Trapdoor_mechanism/XbIVrbL8">trapdoor</a> <a href="/facts/Breechblock/mkVuRPHK">breechblock</a> service rifle produced by the <a href="/facts/Springfield_Armory/wk5kUfCX">Springfield Armory</a> for the United States military. An improved replacement for the <a href="/facts/Springfield_model_1873/qzXUvBLT">Springfield model 1873</a> (and its variants), it was made in three versions: a long rifle (principally with sight modifications); a carbine likewise; and a long rifle further modified to accept a modified bayonet system. </p>