1863 was a civil war 58 caliber rifle. there is no history unless you fine the owner's family and the family knows details pertaining to the rifle.
I can say that your Springfield model 1873 trap door rifle was made in the year 1883 with the serial number that you have provided.
One can find local rifle range in Springfield MO from the following sources: Andy Dalton Shooting Range, Lucky Gunner, Springfield Rod and Gun, to name a few.
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No such rifle. Even if there was, the chances of finding out who got a specific rifle by sn is next to impossilble to find out.
Do a web search for Nurmich Arms.
You will need to include the model number to your question to find a answer.
First we have to determine which Springfield Meteor your rifle is. Springfield manufactured and sold several different rifles under the Meteor name. Additional description such as barrel length, action type and any additional markings is needed to help narrow it down.
You cant, unless you can identify the rifle correctly. Need to know ALL the markings, barrel length, caliber, etc.
If that serial number is correct, the rifle was manufactured in January of 1940.
They are available from Numrich thru their website (gunpartscorp) look under Savage- they own the Springfield brand.
Their are many websites that have detailed records of what sarial number rifles were built in what month of what year by each manufacturer. These sites are very easy to locate with a simple google search of "M1 garand".
If you look on Ebay or Amazon you can probably find one. If you live in Maine you can buy an "uncle henrys" and you might find one in there.