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Springfield Model 1875
Breech-loading rifle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Springfield Model 1875 was a variant of the Springfield Model 1873 rifle.
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History and design
The Model 1875 officer's rifle was checkered fore and aft of the trapdoor breech and tipped with white metal. It was fitted with a "globe and pinhead" foresight and a "buckhorn" backsight on the barrel.[1]
It also featured a well-made peep sight fitted on the small of the stock, which was graduated for ranges from 50 to 1,100 yards (46–1,006 m). The rifle had a trigger which could be set to use as a hair trigger. A wooden cleaning rod was fitted under the barrel, and was referred to as a "ramrod" in the rifle's documentation.[2]
The rifle originally sold for $36.[2]
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