Springfield Model 1875

{{Infobox Weapon | name = Springfield Model 1875 | image = | caption = | origin = United States | type = [[Breech-loading rifle]] | is_ranged = yes | is_bladed = | is_explosive = | is_artillery = | is_vehicle = | is_missile = | is_UK =  | service = | used_by = [[United States]] | wars =  | designer = Erskine S. Allin | design_date = 1875 | manufacturer = [[Springfield Armory]] | unit_cost = | production_date = | number = | variants =  | spec_label = | weight = | length = | part_length = {{convert|26|in|mm|abbr=on}} | width = | height = | diameter = | crew =  | cartridge = [[.45-70|.45-70-405]] | caliber = | barrels = | action = [[Trapdoor mechanism|Trapdoor]] | rate = User dependent; usually 8 to 10 rounds per minute | velocity = {{convert|1350|ft/s}} | range = | max_range = | feed = [[Breech-loading]] | sights = [[Open sights]] }}

The '''Springfield Model 1875''' was a variant of the [[Springfield Model 1873]] rifle.

==History and design== The Model 1875 officer's rifle was checkered fore and aft of the [[Trapdoor mechanism|trapdoor]] breech and tipped with white metal. It was fitted with a "globe and pinhead" foresight and a "buckhorn" backsight on the barrel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Model 1875 Officer's Rifle|url=https://www.trapdoorcollector.com//m75.html|access-date=2021-08-21|website=The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center}}</ref>

It also featured a well-made peep sight fitted on the small of the stock, which was graduated for ranges from {{convert|50|to(-)|1100|yd}}. The rifle had a trigger which could be set to use as a hair trigger. A wooden cleaning rod was fitted under the barrel, and was referred to as a "[[ramrod]]" in the rifle's documentation.<ref name=":0">"Rifles and ammunition and rifle shooting" By Harcourt Ommundsen, Ernest Herbert Robinson</ref>

The rifle originally sold for $36.<ref name=":0" />

==See also== * [[Springfield rifle]]

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[[Category:Springfield firearms]] [[Category:Hinged breechblock rifles]] [[Category:Guns of the American West]]