Springfield Model 1875
Breech-loading rifle
| Springfield Model 1875 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Breech-loading rifle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Erskine S. Allin |
| Designed | 1875 |
| Manufacturer | Springfield Armory |
| Specifications | |
| Barrel length | 26 in (660 mm) |
| Cartridge | .45-70-405 |
| Action | Trapdoor |
| Rate of fire | User dependent; usually 8 to 10 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,350 feet per second (410 m/s) |
| Feed system | Breech-loading |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The Springfield Model 1875 was a variant of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle.
History and Design
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
- Springfield rifle
References
- ^ "Model 1875 Officer's Rifle". The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ a b "Rifles and ammunition and rifle shooting" By Harcourt Ommundsen, Ernest Herbert Robinson
