Springfield musket explained
Springfield musket may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces. In modern times, these muskets are commonly referred to by their date of design followed by the name Springfield ("1855 Springfield", for example). However, U.S. Ordnance Department documentation at the time did not use "Springfield" in the name ("Rifle Musket, Model 1855", for example).
They are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Springfield rifles". Rifles have grooves on the inside of their barrels. Smoothbore muskets do not. The term "Rifled musket" originally referred to smoothbore muskets that later had their barrels rifled for use of the Minié ball. This term was extended to include weapons that were produced with rifled barrels, as long as the overall design was very similar to the original smoothbore musket.
Smoothbore muskets:
Rifled musket:
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Notes and References
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1795 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1812 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type II Springfield Armory Flintlock .69. 2021-07-01. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type III Springfield Armory Flintlock .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1840 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1842 Percussion .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Musketoon - U.S. Musketoon Model 1847 Cavalry .69. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1855 Type I Percussion .58. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1861 Percussion .58. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.
- Web site: Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1863 Type I Percussion .58. 2021-05-31. ww3.rediscov.com.