Springfield 1861

Springfield Model 1855 - .58 caliber Minie ball. Note maynard tape priper and patchbox.

Springfield Model 1861 - .58 caliber Minie ball. Note curved hammer and conventional priming.

Springfield Model 1863 - .58 caliber minie ball. Note straight hammer and screw-retained barrel bands.

Springfield Model 1864, AKA Model 1863 Type II - .58 caliber Minie ball. Note straight hammer and spring-retained barrel bands.

The Springfield 1861 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Specifications

• Weight: 9 lbs.
• Length: 56 inches
• Caliber: .58 Minie ball
• Action: percussion lock
• Rate of fire: 2-3 round/min
• Effective range: 800 to 1000 yards max 200 to 300 effective
• Feed system: muzzle-loaded

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Variant	Date
Killing Lincoln		Union Soldiers	Model 1861	2013
Killing Lincoln	Robin Lord Taylor	Sgt. Silas T. Cobb	Model 1861	2013
Wanted		Seen on rifle rack	Model 1861	2008
3:10 to Yuma		Seen on rifle rack	Model 1861	2007
The Last Samurai		Japanese Soldiers	Model 1861	2003
Cold Mountain		Confederate & Union Soldiers	Model 1861	2003
Gods and Generals		Union & Confederate Soldiers	Model 1861 & 1864	2003
Gangs of New York		US Army Soldiers	Model 1861	2002
American Outlaws	Colin Farrell	Jesse James	Model 1861	2001
Wyatt Earp	Ian Bohen	Young Wyatt Earp	Model 1864	1994
Gettysburg		Union and Confederate soldiers	Model 1861	1993
Dances With Wolves	Tom Everett	Sgt. Pepper	Model 1861	1990
The Outlaw Josey Wales		Confederate guerrillas	Model 1861	1976
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly		Union Soldiers	Model 1861	1966
Old Shatterhand		US Cavalry soldiers	Modern replica of 1862 Richmond Carbine	1966
How the West Was Won		Union Soldiers	Model 1861 & 1863	1962
Red River	Walter Brennan	Nadine Groot	Model 1863	1948
Tarzan of the Apes		Rebel on the Fuwalda		1918

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Variant	Date
Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey	Unknown	Civil War Reenactor	Model 1855	2009 - Present
Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey	R. Lee Ermey	Himself	Model 1861	2009-Present
New Amsterdam		Soldier	"Soldier's Heart" (S01E03)	2008
Psych	Maggie Lawson	Detective Juliet O'Hara	Model 1861	2006-????
Mail Call	R. Lee Ermey	Himself	Model 1861	2002-2009
A-Team, The	Dwight Schultz	HM Murdock	Model 1861	1983-87
Tremors: The Series	Unknown	Unknown	Model 1861	2003

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Gun Frontier			2002

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Date
Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!		Shortened carbine version	2014