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{{Short description|American musket}}
[[File:M1816 SPAR5386.jpg|thumb|Springfield Model 1816 musket]]
[[File:M1816 SPAR5386.jpg|thumb|Springfield Model 1816 musket]]
'''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 [[musket]]s are commonly referred to by their date of design followed by the name Springfield ("1855 Springfield", for example). However, [[Ordnance Corps (United States Army)|U.S. Ordnance Department]] documentation at the time did not use "Springfield" in the name ("Rifle Musket, Model 1855", for example).<ref name=":1">"Arms and Equipment of the Civil War" by Jack Coggins, Published by Courier Dover Publications, 2004</ref>
'''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 [[musket]]s 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 rifle]]s". 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.<ref name=":02">"Civil War Weapons and Equipment" by Russ A. Pritchard, Jr., Russ A. Pritchard Jr. Published by Globe Pequot, 2003</ref>
They are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "[[Springfield rifle]]s". 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:'''
'''Smoothbore muskets:'''


* [[Model 1795 Musket|Springfield Model 1795]] – .69 caliber [[flintlock]] smoothbore musket and first longarm to be manufactured at Springfield.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1795 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9578,DATABASE=42896892,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Model 1795 Musket|Springfield Model 1795]] – .69 caliber [[flintlock]] smoothbore musket and first longarm to be manufactured at Springfield.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1795 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9578,DATABASE=42896892,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Model 1812 Musket|Springfield Model 1812]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1812 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=14034,DATABASE=42944848,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Model 1812 Musket|Springfield Model 1812]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1812 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=14034,DATABASE=42944848,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Model 1816 Musket|Springfield Model 1816]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=10549,DATABASE=43280654,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Model 1816 Musket|Springfield Model 1816]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=10549,DATABASE=43280654,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Model 1822 Musket|Springfield Model 1822]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type II Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=14035,DATABASE=12015729,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Model 1822 Musket|Springfield Model 1822]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type II Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=14035,DATABASE=12015729,|access-date=2021-07-01|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
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* [[Springfield Model 1835]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type III Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=13299,DATABASE=43634754,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1835]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type III Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=13299,DATABASE=43634754,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket|Springfield Model 1840]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1840 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=14043,DATABASE=43810405,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket|Springfield Model 1840]] – .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1840 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=14043,DATABASE=43810405,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1842]] – .69 caliber [[percussion lock]] smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1842 Percussion .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9766,DATABASE=44243785,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1842]] – .69 caliber [[percussion lock]] smoothbore musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1842 Percussion .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9766,DATABASE=44243785,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1847]] – .69 caliber percussion lock smoothbore [[musketoon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musketoon - U.S. Musketoon Model 1847 Cavalry .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=10550,DATABASE=43280654,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1847]] – .69 caliber percussion lock smoothbore musketoon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musketoon - U.S. Musketoon Model 1847 Cavalry .69|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=10550,DATABASE=43280654,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>


'''Rifled musket:'''
'''Rifled musket:'''


* [[Springfield Model 1855]] – .58 caliber [[Maynard tape primer]]/percussion lock rifled musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1855 Type I Percussion .58|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=13071,DATABASE=40399386,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1855]] – .58 caliber [[Maynard tape primer]] percussion lock rifled musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1855 Type I Percussion .58|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=13071,DATABASE=40399386,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1861]] – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1861 Percussion .58|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9145,DATABASE=40399386,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1861]] – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1861 Percussion .58|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9145,DATABASE=40399386,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1863]] – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1863 Type I Percussion .58|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9599,DATABASE=44074533,|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record}}</ref>
* [[Springfield Model 1863]] – .58 caliber percussion lock rifled musket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1863 Type I Percussion .58|url=http://ww3.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCGI.exe?IDCFile=/spring/DETAILS.IDC,SPECIFIC=9599,DATABASE=44074533,|access-date=2021-05-31|website=ww3.rediscov.com}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Springfield firearms]]
[[Category:Springfield firearms]]
[[Category:History of Springfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:18th century in Springfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Massachusetts in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:Massachusetts in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:Military in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Military in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:19th century in Springfield, Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 22:36, 3 December 2023

Springfield Model 1816 musket

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:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1795 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1812 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type I Springfield Armory Flintlock .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type II Springfield Armory Flintlock .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1816 Type III Springfield Armory Flintlock .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1840 Springfield Armory Flintlock .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. ^ "Musket - U.S. Musket Model 1842 Percussion .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  8. ^ "Musketoon - U.S. Musketoon Model 1847 Cavalry .69". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  9. ^ "Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1855 Type I Percussion .58". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  10. ^ "Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1861 Percussion .58". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  11. ^ "Rifle/Musket - U.S. Rifle-Musket Model 1863 Type I Percussion .58". ww3.rediscov.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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