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Springfield Model 1863

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Springfield Model 1863 was a .58 caliber rifled musket manufactured by the Springfield Armory and independent contractors between 1863 and 1865. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
Minié ball 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 2
Introduced Year
1863 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 2
Connections

Operated By

Confederate States Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1863
Union Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1863

Used In

American Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1863
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Springfield Model 1863
Wikidata Q5928280, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: Springfield Model 1863
  • service status
    The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 1,000,000 manufactured
  • Used In: American Civil War, infobox wars field: 'American Civil War'
  • Operated By: Union Army, Infobox, used_by field
    Union (American Civil War)
  • Operated By: Confederate States Army, Infobox, used_by field
    Confederate States
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Springfield Model 1863 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q5928280 (P729 service entry): 1863
Quote, Wikidata Q5928280 (P729 service entry): 1863
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1863.
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