# Springfield Model 1875

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Breech-loading rifle

Springfield Model 1875 Type Breech-loading rifle Place of origin United States Service history Used by United States Production history Designer Erskine S. Allin Designed 1875 Manufacturer Springfield Armory Specifications Barrel length 26 in (660 mm) Cartridge .45-70-405 Action Trapdoor Rate of fire User dependent; usually 8 to 10 rounds per minute Muzzle velocity 1,350 feet per second (410 m/s) Feed system Breech-loading Sights Open sights

The **Springfield Model 1875** was a variant of the [Springfield Model 1873](/source/Springfield_Model_1873) rifle.

## History and design

The Model 1875 officer's rifle was checkered fore and aft of the [trapdoor](/source/Trapdoor_mechanism) breech and tipped with white metal. It was fitted with a "globe and pinhead" foresight and a "buckhorn" backsight on the barrel.[1]

It also featured a well-made peep sight fitted on the small of the stock, which was graduated for ranges from 50 to 1,100 yards (46–1,006 m). 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](/source/Ramrod)" in the rifle's documentation.[2]

The rifle originally sold for $36.[2]

## See also

- [Springfield rifle](/source/Springfield_rifle)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Model 1875 Officer's Rifle"](https://www.trapdoorcollector.com//m75.html). *The U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Information Center*. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) "Rifles and ammunition and rifle shooting" By Harcourt Ommundsen, Ernest Herbert Robinson

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