Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1975.556
- Creator:
- Springfield Armory
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Springfield, MA
- Date:
- 1873
- Description:
- Rifle with Bayonet. Springfield Model 1873 breechloading rifle. Round barrel, 31" long, .44 caliber. Center fire shell, fixed cartridge. Triangular bayonet and iron cleaning rod intact. Fixed front sight (also bayonet mounting stud), elevating rear sight. Fully stocked, barrel fastened by 2 bands and 2 springs. Barrel is blued steel, all other furniture is blued iron: bands, breechblock, nosecap, trigger guard, sling swivels, curved butt plate with 2" tang. Leather sling strap with brass buckle is intact(strap length, closed, 28.1").
MARKINGS: lockplate, "US Springfield, 1873" and spread eagle, receiver, "Model 1873" and "US" eagle and crossed arrows, butt tang, "US". - Material:
- Wood
Metal
Steel
Iron
Brass
Leather - Dimensions:
- L-51.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection, possibly from H. W. Harmon Collection (1966.545).
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Harmon, Horace W. (1844-1911)
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