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Difference between revisions of "Trapdoor Springfield Rifle"
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* ''[[Sergeant York]]'' (1941) (Mocked up Kentucky Rifle) | * ''[[Sergeant York]]'' (1941) (Mocked up Kentucky Rifle) | ||
| − | * ''[[Winchester 73]]'' | + | * ''[[Winchester '73]]'' (1950) |
| − | * ''[[Rio Conchos]]'' | + | * ''[[Rio Conchos]]'' (1964) |
==Television== | ==Television== | ||
Revision as of 06:18, 9 April 2011
Specifications
Type: Rifle
Caliber: .45-70
Capacity: 1 round
Fire Modes: Single shot
The Trapdoor Springfield refers to a series of breech loading rifles developed by Springfield, beginning with the Springfield Model 1868 (chambered in .50-70) up to the Springfield Model 1870 (.45-70) and then the most famous Model 1873, which was adopted by the U.S. Army (chambered in .45-70), and the later Models 1877, 1884 and 1888.
The Model 1873 (full sized or cavalry carbine version) is the most likely variant of the Trapdoor Springfield rifle to appear in movies or television shows.
The Trapdoor Springfield (1873) has been seen in the following:
Film
- Prison guards in For a Few Dollars More
- The 10th Cavalry Regiment (Buffalo Soldiers) as well as other infantry regiments in Rough Riders (Cavalry Carbine)
- Velken's men in Van Helsing
- Sergeant York (1941) (Mocked up Kentucky Rifle)
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- Rio Conchos (1964)
Television
- Weaponology
- United States Army in Rough Riders (1997)