<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Springfield Model 1861 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A Springfield Model 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Rifled musket </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place of origin </Th> <Td> United States of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Service history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> In service </Th> <Td> 1861 -- 1873 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Used by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Confederate States of America </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wars </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> American Civil War </Li> <Li> American Indian Wars </Li> <Li> Paraguayan War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> ? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed </Th> <Td> 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield , United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper 's Ferry , Colt 's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Providence Tool Company , Lamson , Goodnow & Yale , Starr Arms Company , Amoskeag Manufacturing Company , Eagle Manufacturing Company , Alfred Jenkins & Sons , et al . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unit cost </Th> <Td> $20 ( 1861 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1861 -- 1873 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. built </Th> <Td> c . 1,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 9 lb ( 4.1 kg ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 56.0 in ( 1,420 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barrel length </Th> <Td> 40.0 in ( 1,020 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cartridge </Th> <Td> Paper cartridge , Minié ball undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling and for the skirt to grip the grooves when firing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caliber </Th> <Td> . 58 in ( 15 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Percussion lock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate of fire </Th> <Td> User dependent ; usually 2 to 4 rounds every 1 minute </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muzzle velocity </Th> <Td> 1,000 to 1,300 ft / s ( 300 to 400 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective firing range </Th> <Td> 100 to 400 yd ( 91 to 366 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum firing range </Th> <Td> 500 to 620 yd ( 460 to 570 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Feed system </Th> <Td> Muzzle - loaded </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Flip - up leaf sights </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Springfield Model 1861 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A Springfield Model 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Rifled musket </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place of origin </Th> <Td> United States of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Service history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> In service </Th> <Td> 1861 -- 1873 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Used by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Confederate States of America </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wars </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> American Civil War </Li> <Li> American Indian Wars </Li> <Li> Paraguayan War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> ? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed </Th> <Td> 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield , United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper 's Ferry , Colt 's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Providence Tool Company , Lamson , Goodnow & Yale , Starr Arms Company , Amoskeag Manufacturing Company , Eagle Manufacturing Company , Alfred Jenkins & Sons , et al . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unit cost </Th> <Td> $20 ( 1861 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1861 -- 1873 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. built </Th> <Td> c . 1,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 9 lb ( 4.1 kg ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 56.0 in ( 1,420 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barrel length </Th> <Td> 40.0 in ( 1,020 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cartridge </Th> <Td> Paper cartridge , Minié ball undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling and for the skirt to grip the grooves when firing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caliber </Th> <Td> . 58 in ( 15 mm ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Percussion lock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate of fire </Th> <Td> User dependent ; usually 2 to 4 rounds every 1 minute </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muzzle velocity </Th> <Td> 1,000 to 1,300 ft / s ( 300 to 400 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective firing range </Th> <Td> 100 to 400 yd ( 91 to 366 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum firing range </Th> <Td> 500 to 620 yd ( 460 to 570 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Feed system </Th> <Td> Muzzle - loaded </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Flip - up leaf sights </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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