# Springfield Model 1835 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Springfield_Model_1835 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Springfield_Model_1835.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1835 > Source revision: 1344642207 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Musket Springfield Model 1835 Type Musket Place of origin United States Service history In service 1835–1865 Used by United States Confederate States Wars American Indian Wars Mexican–American War American Civil War Production history Designed 1835 Manufacturer Springfield Armory Harpers Ferry Armory Various private contractors Produced 1835–1840 Specifications Mass 10 lb (4.5 kg) Length 58.0 in (1,470 mm) Barrel length 42.0 in (1,070 mm) Cartridge Paper cartridge, buck and ball/musket ball (.65/16.510 mm) undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling Caliber .69 in (17.526 mm) Action Flintlock/percussion lock (conversion) Rate of fire User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds per minute Muzzle velocity 1,000 ft/s (300 m/s) to 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s) Effective firing range 50 to 100 yd (46 to 91 m) (smoothbore)[1] 200 to 400 yd (180 to 370 m) (rifled)[1] Maximum firing range 150 to 300 yd (140 to 270 m) (smoothbore)[1] 800 to 1,000 yd (730 to 910 m) (rifled)[1] Feed system Muzzle-loaded Sights A front sight cast into the upper barrel band, rear sight (percussion/rifled conversion) Springfield Model 1835 percussion lock conversion The **Springfield Model 1835** was a .69 caliber [flintlock](/source/Flintlock) [musket](/source/Musket) manufactured in the [United States](/source/United_States_of_America) during the early to mid-19th century. The Model 1835 was manufactured by the [Springfield](/source/Springfield_Armory) and [Harpers Ferry](/source/Harpers_Ferry_Armory) armories and also produced by other independent contractors. It was a [smoothbore](/source/Smoothbore) musket and fired a .69 caliber [round ball](/source/Round_shot).[2] The Model 1835 is sometimes considered to be its own model number, but is often considered to be just a continuation of the [Springfield Model 1816](/source/Model_1816_Musket) designated as the Type III.[2] The barrel was slightly longer than the Model 1816 and the total weight of the Model 1835 was slightly higher, but otherwise the Model 1835 was very similar to the Model 1816.[2] Even though the final product was very similar, significantly different manufacturing techniques were used in the creation of the Model 1835, and a great deal of emphasis was placed on parts interchangeability. This paved the way for the [Springfield Model 1842](/source/Springfield_Model_1842) which was the first musket to be constructed of all interchangeable parts.[3] Most Model 1835 muskets had their flintlocks converted to [percussion locks](/source/Percussion_lock) during the 1840s and 1850s as it was more reliable and weather resistant. Some of the Model 1835 muskets also had their barrels [rifled](/source/Rifled) during this same period to fire the newly designed [Minié ball](/source/Mini%C3%A9_ball), if the barrel was deemed thick enough to be structurally sound. However, the greatly increased breech pressure created by the new expanding round was too strong for the conversion process and older musket barrels to withstand and rifled Model 1835 muskets were issued standard .69 caliber round balls instead.[2] The Model 1835 was used in the [Mexican–American War](/source/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War).[4] The Model 1835 was also used by both the [Union](/source/Union_(American_Civil_War)) and the [Confederates](/source/Confederate_States_of_America) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War).[5] ## See also - [Springfield musket](/source/Springfield_musket) Preceded by Springfield Model 1822 United States military musket 1835-1840 Succeeded by Springfield Model 1840 Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Springfield Model 1835](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Springfield_Model_1835). ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:2_1-3) Stanage, Justin (2000). ["The Rifle-Musket vs. The Smoothbore Musket, a Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Two Types of Weapons Primarily at Short Ranges"](https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/iusburj/article/view/19841). *IU South Bend Undergraduate Research Journal*. **3**: 84–89. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_2-3) "Guns on the Early Frontiers" by Carl P. Russell, Published by U of Nebraska Press, 1980 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology*, by Merritt Roe Smith, Published by Cornell University Press, 1980 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience*, by Kevin Dougherty, Published by University Press of Mississippi, 2007 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_5-0)** *The Civil War Book of Lists*, by Combined Books (Firm), Published by Da Capo Press, 1992 v t e Weapons of the American Civil War Edged weapons Arkansas toothpick Bayonet Bowie knife M1832 foot artillery sword M1833 dragoon saber M1840 army noncommissioned officer's sword M1840 cavalry saber M1840 light artillery saber M1850 army staff & field officer's sword M1850 army foot officer's sword M1852 naval officer's sword M1860 cutlass M1860 light cavalry saber Mameluke sword USMC noncommissioned officer's sword Sidearms Adams M1851 revolver Allen & Thurber M1837 revolver pepperbox Allen & Wheelock M1861 revolver Beaumont–Adams M1862 revolver Butterfield M1855 transitional revolver Colt M1836 Paterson revolver Colt M1847 Walker revolver Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver Colt M1849 Pocket revolver Colt M1851 Navy revolver Colt M1860 Army revolver Colt M1861 Navy revolver Colt M1862 Police revolver Colt Root M1855 revolver Deringer M1825 Philadelphia caplock pistol Elgin M1838 cutlass caplock pistol Harpers Ferry M1836 and M1842 pistol Kerr M1855 revolver Lefaucheux M1854 revolver Lefaucheux M1858 revolver LeMat M1856 revolver Moore M1864 revolver Remington M1858 revolver Remington M1860 Elliot revolver pepperbox Savage-North M1861 Navy revolver Smith & Wesson Model 1 Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army Spiller & Burr M1861 revolver Starr M1858 and M1863 revolver Tranter M1856 revolver Volcanic M1855 repeating pistol Walch M1859 revolver Wesson and Leavitt M1850 Dragoon revolver Whitney M1857 revolver Rifles and muskets Augustin M1842 musket Ballard M1861 rifle Brunswick P1836 and P1841 rifle Burnside M1855 carbine Charleville M1816 and M1822 musket Colt M1855 revolver carbine and rifle Deringer M1814 Common rifle Deringer M1817 Common rifle Enfield P1853 rifled musket Enfield P1861 musketoon Fayetteville M1862 rifle Gallager M1861 carbine Hall M1819 rifle Hall-North M1843 carbine Harper Ferry M1803 rifle Henry M1860 repeating rifle Jenks M1841 Mule ear carbine Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle Lorenz M1854 rifled musket Maynard M1851 carbine Merrill M1858 carbine Mississippi M1841 rifle P1839 and P1842 Brown Bess musket Potzdam M1831 musket Richmond M1861 rifled musket Sharps M1848, M1850, M1851, M1852, M1853, M1855, M1859, M1863, M1865 carbine and rifle Sharps & Hankins M1862 carbine Smith M1857 carbine Spencer M1860, M1865 repeating carbine and rifle Springfield M1795 musket Springfield M1812 musket Springfield M1816 musket Springfield M1822 musket Springfield M1835 musket Springfield M1840 musket Springfield M1842 musket Springfield M1847 musketoon Springfield M1855 rifled musket Springfield M1861 rifled musket Springfield M1863 rifled musket Starr M1858 carbine Tarpley M1863 carbine Volcanic M1855 repeating rifle Wesson M1859 carbine and rifle Whitworth P1857 rifle Other weapons Adams grenade Coach gun Congreve rocket Double-barreled shotgun Hale rocket launcher Ketchum Grenade Rains grenade Rains landmine Sea mine Winans Steam Gun Rapid fire weapons Ager machine gun Billinghurst Requa Battery volley gun Claxton machine gun Gatling I and II machine gun Gorgas machine gun Pate revolver cannon Ripley machine gun Vandenberg volley gun Williams machine gun Artillery Mortars 8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar Coehorn 5.82-inch M1841 mortar Field and siege artillery 6-pounder M1841 field cannon 12-pounder M1841 howitzer 12-pounder M1841 mountain howitzer 12-pounder M1857 Napoleon field cannon 24-pounder M1841 howitzer 32-pounder M1844 howitzer Blakely rifled cannon James 14-pounder M1861 rifled cannon (also known as James 6-pounder M1861 or 3.8-inch M1861 rifled cannon) James 24-pounder M1839, 32-pounder M1829 and 42-pounder M1841 rifled cannon Ordnance 3-inch M1861 rifled cannon Ordnance 4.5-inch rifled cannon Parrott 10-pounder M1861 rifled cannon Parrott 20-pounder M1861 rifled cannon Parrott 30-pounder, 100-pounder, 200-pounder and 300-pounder rifled cannon Pate revolver cannon Whitworth 12-pounder rifled cannon Naval and coastal artillery Bomford Columbiad cannon Brooke rifled cannon Carronade cannon Dahlgren cannon Paixhans cannon Rodman Columbiad cannon Whitworth 70-pounder rifled cannon Ammunition, cartridges and equipment .22 Short .44 Henry .56-56 Spencer Buck and ball Canister shot Friction primer Gunpowder Maynard tape primer Minié ball Paper cartridge Percussion cap Ramrod --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Springfield Model 1835](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1835) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1835?action=history)). 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