which Springfield? The military arsenal, or the civilian company?
The first Springfield Trapdoor rifles, built right after the civil war and often converted from the older Springfield rifled muskets, were .50 caliber, but the later versions were .45
If you are asking when the first guns were made they were first made in China during the 13th century for use as a signal. Springfield rifles were among the the first breech loading rifles in1865.
The correct ammunition is 30-06 Springfield.
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the Springfield rifles fired round bullets or bucks.
Springfield is the manufacturer. A rifle is a long arm with a rifled barrel. A carbine is a short rifle, generally considered having a barrel length of 20 inches or less. All carbines are rifles but not all rifles are carbines.
Inventor Eli Whitney introduced the idea of interchangeable parts in about 1801. He had a contract with the US military to make rifles.
Harper's Ferry was the second Armory (Springfield was the first). When the south captured it they acquired the machinery and tools to make rifles identical to the Union rifles.
1903 Springfield 30-06
All military rifles that were made for the U.S. were made at Springfield Amory,which is located at Springfield,Mass.It became a official U.S. arsenal in the year 1872.The first firearms made there were in 1795.This arsenal should not be confused with the Company Springfield Arsenal which is a totally different entity which is located in Geneseo,Illinois.
I have a Springfield model 187S .22 LR (semi-Auto, tube feed).
Springfield Rifles (NAFL)Kennedy Stadium516 W. Meadowmere St.Springfield MOPhone: 417-831-6822