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Springfield Arsenal

Springfield Armory

  • Springfield, Mass.
  • First of the new models firing the .58 cal minie ball developed at Harper's Ferry and the Maynard tape
  • primer lockplate. Used throughout the civil war.

  • U.S. Model 1855 Type I
  • No. Produced: A total of 24,721
  • Mfg: from 1856 thru 1858 Cal. .58.
  • Long range rearsight.
  • Brass nosecap
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  • U.S. Model 1855 Type 2
  • No. Produced: A total of 22,394
  • Mfg: from 1858 thur 1861 Cal. .58.
  • New 3 leaf rear sight.
  • Iron patch box.
  • Iron nose cap.

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  • U.S. Model 1842 Rifled Musket

    Between 1856 and 1859 the US Government modified in both national armories a number selected Model 1842 Smoothbore Muskets to take advantage of the new Minie type elongated ball..

  • No. Modified: A total of 14,300
  • 69. caliber
  • Barrels were rifled with three groove rifling.
  • long range rear sight added.

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  • U.S. Model 1861
  • .58 caliber
  • No. Produced : A total of 265,129 mfg: from 1861 thur 1862. The major differences with the Model 1855 were :
  • Elimination of the patch box.
  • Elimination of the Maynard primer.
  • The rear sight was reinforced around the holes for the leaf screws.

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  • U.S. Model 1863 Type I
  • .58 caliber
  • No. Produced A total of 273,265 mfg: in 1863
  • Eliminated band springs.
  • Replaced flat bands with oval clamping bands.
  • Eliminated swell in ramrod.

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  • U.S. Model 1863 Type II
  • .58 caliber
  • No. Produced A total of 255,040 mfg: in 1864 thru 1865
  • Re-introduced band springs.
  • Replaced clamping bands with solid oval bands.
  • Replaced 3 leaf rear sight with single leaf sight.