Springfield Model 1861

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Springfield Model 1861
Springfield M1861
General Information
Type	Rifle Musket
Place of Origin	United States of America
Manufacturer(s)	Springfield Armory
Designed by	Springfield Armory
Designed	1861
Number Built	~1,000,000
Produced	1861 - 1872
Developed Into	Springfield Model 1863
In Service	1861 - 1872
Used by	Confederate States of America, United States of America
Wars	American Civil War, American Indian Wars
Specifications
Cartridge(s)	.58 Minié ball
Action	Percussion Lock
Feed System	Muzzle-Loaded
Effective Range	91 - 366m
Maximum Range	460 - 570m
Dimensions
Length	1,400mm
Other
Factory Attachments	Bayonet Lug
Buttstock Type	Full stock
Rifling	Yes

The most widely used rifle of the American Civil War, the Springfield Model 1861, or commonly called the "Springfield", is a muzzle loading rifle used by both the Union and Confederate armies from the beginning to the end of the American Civil War. It was favored for its accuracy, reliability and its effective range.

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1861 Springfield Musket

American Civil War
Firearms	Breech Loaded Rifle	Sharps Rifle
	Rifle Muskets	Lorenz Model 1854 • Springfield Model 1861 • Springfield Model 1863
	Revolvers	Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
Artillery	Field Guns	3-inch Wrought Iron Rifle

Weapons of the United States of America 19th Century (1800 - 1899)

Infantry Weapons
Semi-Automatic Pistols	[[]]
Revolvers	Colt 1849 • Colt 1851 • Colt 1860 • Colt 1861 • Colt 1862 • Colt 1871 • Colt 1873 • Colt 1877 • Colt 1878 • Colt 1892 • Colt 1889 • Colt Dragoon (Baby Dragoon) • Colt New Line • Colt New Pocket • Colt Paterson • Colt Walker
Bolt-Action Rifles	Springfield M1896 • Springfield M1898
Breech-Loading Rifles	Burnside Carbine • Hall M1819 (M1833 Carbine • M1843 Carbine) • Jenks M1841 (M1841 Carbine) • Marlin–Ballard (No. 0 • No. 1 • No. 1-1/2 • No. 1-3/4 • No. 2 • No. 3 • No. 3-1/2 • No. 4 • No. 4-1/2 • No. 4-1/2 A-1 • No. 4-1/4 • No. 5 • No. 5-1/2 • No. 6 • No. 6-1/2 • No. 7 • No. 7 A-1 • No. 8 • No. 9 • No. 10) • Sharps Rifle
Repeaters	Evans (Old Sporting • Old Military • Old Carbine • Transitional Sporting • Transitional Military • Transitional Carbine • New Sporting • New Military • New Carbine) • Henry 1860 • Jennings Rifle • Marlin 1881 • Marlin 1889 • Marlin 1894 • Whitney–Burgess–Morse • Whitney–Kennedy • Whitney–Scharf
Rifled Musket	Springfield M1861 • Springfield M1863
Light Machine Guns	[[]]
Heavy Machine Guns	Colt 1895
Anti-Personnel Grenades	[[]]
Flamethrowers	[[]]
Anti-Tank Rifles	[[]]
Infantry Mortars	[[]]

Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns	[[]]
Field Guns	3-inch Wrought Iron Rifle
Howitzers	[[]]
Infantry Guns	[[]]
Mortars	[[]]
Railroad Artillery	[[]]
Siege Artillery	[[]]

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	[[]]
Automatic Cannons	[[]]

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Aircraft Machine Guns	[[]]

Naval Weapons & Munitions
Naval Cannons	[[]]