Springfield rifle
Americannoun
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a single-shot, breechloading .45-caliber rifle used by the U.S. Army from 1867 to 1893.
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Also called Springfield 1903. a bolt-operated, magazine-fed, .30-caliber rifle adopted by the U.S. Army in 1903 and used during World War I.
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a single-shot, muzzleloading rifle of .58-inch caliber, used by the Union Army during the Civil War.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Springfield rifle
After Springfield, Mass., site of a federal armory that made the rifles
Example Sentences
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The modified Springfield rifle that was buried alongside lawman and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickock in South Dakota in August 1876 is expected to fetch up to $200,000.
From Reuters
He added, “It’s what you stoop to when the indefensibility of your case requires that you attack a man who is wearing a Springfield rifle on a field of blue above a Purple Heart.”
From Salon
Theodore Roosevelt, the combat-hardened Rough Rider, ordered development of the Springfield rifle.
From Washington Times
He promoted the 1903 Springfield rifle for his troops.
From Washington Times
Starter Vic Raschi, known as the Springfield Rifle, held the slim lead.
From New York Times
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