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Trapdoor Springfield Rifle

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Replica Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70
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Replica Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70
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Springfield Trapdoor 1879 - .45-70.
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Original Springfield Model 1888 "Trapdoor Springfield" - .45-70 Govt.
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First year Model 1873 Springfield Trapdoor - 45/70

The Trapdoor Springfield refers to a series of breech loading rifles developed by Springfield, beginning with the Springfield Model 1868 (chambered in .50-70) up to the Springfield Model 1870 (.45-70) and then the most famous Model 1873, which was adopted by the U.S. Army (chambered in .45-70), and the later Models 1877, 1884 and 1888.

The Model 1873 (full sized or cavalry carbine version) is the most likely variant of the Trapdoor Springfield rifle to appear in movies or television shows.


Specifications

  • Type: Rifle
  • Caliber: .45-70, 45-55 (carbine load)
  • Capacity: 1 round
  • Fire Modes: Single shot
  • Action: Hinged breechblock
  • Overall Length: 51 inches, 41 inches (carbine)
  • Barrel Length: 32 inches, 22 inches (carbine)



The Trapdoor Springfield (1873) has been seen in the following:


Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Birth of a Nation Robert Harron Tod Stoneman 1915
Union and Confederate soldiers
The Charge of the Light Brigade Errol Flynn Major Geoffrey Vickers mocked as Flintlock musket carbines 1936
Donald Crisp Colonel Campbell
David Niven Captain Randall
Patric Knowles Captain Perry Vickers
British, Russian soldiers and Surat Khan's men
West of Shanghai General Fang's soldiers Cavalry Carbines 1937
General Ma's soldiers Infantry Rifles
Sergeant York Mocked up to look like Kentucky Rifle 1941
Belle Starr Randolph Scott Sam Starr 1941
Gene Tierney Belle Starr
Various
Red River John Wayne Thomas Dunson Cavalry Carbine 1948
Fort Apache Native American 1948
US Cavalry Cavalry Carbine
Hank Worden recruit
Pedro Armendáriz SGT Beaufort
George O'Brien CPT Collingwood
Ward Bond SGM Michael O'Rourke
John Agar 2LT Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Victor McLaglen SGT Festus Mulcahy
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Ben Johnson Sergeant Tyree Cavalry Carbine 1949
US Cavalry
Rio Grande US Cavalry Cavalry Carbine 1950
Ben Johnson Trooper Travis Tyree
Harry Carey Jr. Trooper Daniel "Sandy" Boone
Fred Kennedy Trooper Heinze
Claude Jarman Jr. Trooper Jefferson Yorke
Chill Wills Dr. Wilkins
Steve Pendleton CPT Prescott
Winchester '73 Tony Curtis Doan Cavalry Carbine 1950
James Best Crater
Red Mountain Alan Ladd Brett Sherwood Cavalry Carbine and Rifle 1951
Arthur Kennedy Lane Waldron Cavalry Carbine
Lizabeth Scott Chris
Carleton Young Lt. Morgan
Jay Silverheels Little Crow
Ute warriors
John Ireland Gen. William Quantrill Cavalry Carbine in saddle holster
Springfield Rifle Cavalry Carbine 1952
Drum Beat Robert Keith Bill Satterwhite Carbine 1954
US cavalrymen, settlers Carbines and rifles
Vera Cruz Mexican republicans and Emperor Maximilian's soldiers Rifles and carbines, some mocked up as flintlock 1954
Saskatchewan Sioux and Cree warriors 1954
Love Me Tender Union soldiers Rifles and carbines 1956
Santiago Steamer crewmember Cavalry Carbine 1956
The Badlanders A Mexican settler Rifle 1958
The Magnificent Seven Villager 1960
Flaming Star Kiowa warriors 1960
Master of the World Wally Campo Turner Cut down to be used as a pistol 1961
55 Days at Peking Chinese "Boxers" 1963
Rio Conchos 1964
Major Dundee Brock Peters Aesop 1965
U. S. soldiers, Apaches Cavalry Carbine
For a Few Dollars More Prison guards 1966
Texas Across the River Joey Bishop Kronk Mocked up as Hawken rifle 1966
Roy Barcroft Morton
John Harmon Gabe
Townsmen
US Cavalry Mocked up as Enfield 1856 Carbine
Comanches Unmodified M1873
Mackenna's Gold Eduardo Ciannelli Prairie Dog Cavalry Carbine 1969
US Cavalry
Little Big Man Dustin Hoffman Jack Crabb Cavalry Carbine 1970
Rio Lobo Union Cavalry and Confederate soldiers Cavalry Carbine 1970
The Beguiled Clint Eastwood Cpl. John McBurney 1971
The Cowboys Robert Carradine Slim Honeycutt 1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Barry Brown Henry Wheeler 1972
Cliff Robertson Cole Younger
Chato's Land Jack Palance Quincey Whitmore Cavalry Carbine 1972
Indians
Oklahoma Crude Lena´s Indians helper Cavalry Carbine 1973
Posse Outlaws 1975
Breakheart Pass US Army soldiers Cavalry Carbine 1975
The Outlaw Josey Wales Sondra Locke Laura 1975
Heaven's Gate Jeff Bridges John L. Bridges 1980
Gordana Rashovich Mrs. Kovach
Various characters
Flashpoint Seen in Sheriff's office 1984
Thunderheart Cavalry trooper Cavalry Carbine 1992
Crocodile Terrence Evans Shurkin 2000
Van Helsing Velken's men 2003
King Solomon's Mines A native hunter Cavalry Carbine 2004
Miracle at Sage Creek Daniel Quinn Seth Cavalry Carbine 2005
Thadd Turner Sergeant Banks
US Cavalry
Appaloosa Apache warriors 2008
Hostiles US Cavalry Cavalry Carbine 2017

Television

Title Actor Character Note Air Date
The Three Stooges Moe Howard Moe Episode "Boobs in Arms" 1940
Curly Howard Curly
Lonesome Dove Robert Urich Jake Spoon cavalry carbine 1989
Son of the Morning Star The 7th Cavalry Cavalry Carbine 1991
Rough Riders U.S. Army soldiers and Cuban rebels 1997
Riches (Bogatstvo) Seen on photos of Californian gold prospectors; 1873 or 1879 rifle and 1873 carbine 2004

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Notation Date
Red Dead Redemption "Springfield Rifle" Cavalry Carbine 2010
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
Red Dead Redemption II "Springfield Rifle" 2018
Hunt: Showdown "Springfield 1866" Model 1866 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Gun Frontier 2002