Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1966.545.771
- Creator:
- Springfield Armory
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Springfield, MA
- Date:
- 1873
- Description:
- Springfield Model 1873 centerfire rifle. Round barrel, 36.5" long, .45 caliber. Rolling breech block, trap door action. Barrel fastened to stock by 2 bands. Fixed front sight, elevated rear sight. All furniture is iron (except steel barrel). All metal is blued: 2 bands, cleaning rod, lockplate, trigger guard, curved butt plate with 2" tang, sling swivels. Bayonet intact.
MARKINGS: lockplate, "US Springfield" by spread eagle, breech end of barrel, "US model Springfield", on left stock, "US 42", rear of breech block, "103173" - Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron
Steel - Dimensions:
- L-51.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #771: "Breech Loading Springfield Rifle & Bayonet, Model 1873 - Spanish War. This was one of lot sold as condemned arms by Govt at the request of Adj Genl A.D. Ayling for one for me. Wm. Read & Sons thru their representative gave it to me - Nov. 19th, 1906."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace W. Harmon
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