The term Springfield rifle may refer to any one of several types of

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produced by the

Springfield Armory The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until ...

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...

, for the

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. In modern usage, the term "Springfield rifle" most commonly refers to the Springfield Model 1903 for its use in both

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. There were also numerous limited production, experimental, marksmanship, and sporting rifles produced by the Springfield Armory which are referred to as "Springfield rifles". Some examples of the smoothbore Springfield Model 1842 musket that were later modified with rifling and used during the

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may also be referred to as "Springfield rifles". Smoothbore musket: * Springfield Model 1795 * Springfield Model 1812 * Springfield Model 1816 * Springfield Model 1822 * Springfield Model 1835 * Springfield Model 1840 * Springfield Model 1842 – .69 Caliber Smoothbore * Springfield Model 1847 – .69 Caliber Musketoon Rifled musket: * Springfield Model 1855 – .58 caliber Maynard tape primer

percussion lock The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition. Its invention gave ...

rifled musket A rifled musket, rifle musket, or rifle-musket is a type of firearm made in the mid-19th century. Originally the term referred only to muskets that had been produced as a smoothbore weapon and later had their Gun barrel, barrels replaced with Ri ...

. * Springfield Model 1861 – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. * Springfield Model 1863 – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket. Single-shot rifle: * Springfield Model 1865 – .58-60 caliber

trapdoor A trapdoor or hatch is a sliding or hinged door that is flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof. It is traditionally small in size. It was invented to facilitate the hoisting of grain up through mills, however, its list of uses has ...

rifle. * Springfield Model 1866 – .50-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. * Springfield Model 1868 – .50-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. * Springfield Model 1869 – .50-70 caliber trapdoor cadet rifle. * Springfield Model 1870 – .50-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. * Springfield Model 1870 Remington-Navy – .50-70 caliber rolling-block rifle. * Springfield Model 1871 – .50-70 caliber rolling-block rifle. * Springfield Model 1873 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. * Springfield Model 1875 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor officer's rifle. * Springfield Model 1877 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor carbine. * Springfield Model 1880 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. * Springfield Model 1882 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor short rifle. * Springfield Model 1884 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. * Springfield Model 1886 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor carbine. * Springfield Model 1888 – .45-70 caliber trapdoor rifle. Repeating rifle: * Springfield Model 1892–99 – .30-40 caliber Krag–Jørgensen

bolt action Bolt action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the turn-bolt via a bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (as most users are right-handed). The majority of b ...

rifle. * Springfield Model 1903 –

.30-03 The .30-03 Springfield (7.62×65mm) was a short-lived cartridge developed by the United States in 1903, to replace the .30-40 Krag in the new Springfield 1903 rifle. The .30-03 was also called the .30-45, since it used a 45 grain () powder ch ...

, .30-06 caliber bolt-action rifle. * Springfield Model 1922 – .22 LR caliber bolt action training rifle. Self-loading rifle: *

M1 Garand The M1 Garand or M1 rifleOfficially designated as U.S. rifle, caliber .30, M1, later simply called Rifle, Caliber .30, M1, also called US Rifle, Cal. .30, M1 is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the United States Army, U.S. ...

– .30-06 caliber semi-automatic rifle. * M14 rifle – .308 caliber select-fire rifle.

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