Springfield rifle

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The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces.

In modern usage, the term "Springfield rifle" most commonly refers to the Springfield Model 1903.

Rifled musket:

• Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Musket
• Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket
• Springfield Model 1863 Rifled Musket

Single-shot rifle:

• Springfield Model 1865 breechloading rifle "First Allin"
• Springfield Model 1866 breechloading rifle "Second Allin"
• Springfield Model 1868 "Trapdoor Springfield"
• Springfield Model 1869 "Trapdoor Springfield"
• Springfield Model 1870 "Trapdoor Springfield"
• Springfield Model 1870 Remington-Navy Rolling Block
• Springfield Model 1871 Remington-Army Rolling Block
• Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield"
• Springfield Model 1875 Officer's rifle
• Springfield Model 1877 carbine
• Springfield Model 1880 Triangular rod bayonet rifles
• Springfield Model 1882 Short Rifle
• Springfield Model 1884 Rifle
• Springfield Model 1886 24" Carbine
• Springfield Model 1889 Round rod bayonet rifles

Repeating rifle:

• Springfield Model 1892-99 Krag-Jørgensen rifle
• Springfield Model 1903 the standard US military rifle of the World War I and interwar era.
• Springfield Model 1922 Training rifle in .22 caliber

Semi-automatic rifle:

• M1 Garand

Automatic rifle:

• M14 rifle

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 American Civil War may also be referred to as "Springfield rifles".

The Krag-Jørgensen, M1 Garand and M14 rifles are not typically referred to as "Springfield rifles", even though they were rifles manufactured by the Springfield Armory for the U.S. military.

The title of the 1952 film Springfield Rifle refers to breech-loading versions developed at the armory during the American Civil War.

In music, The Springfield Rifle was the name of a pop-rock band popular in the Pacific Northwest in the 1960s.

See also

Springfield musket