U.S. SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1873 (AKA 1879) RIFLE
Cal. 45-70 Government
U.S. Model 1873 Rifle with Model 1879 rear sight.
Close-up of the Model 1873 action.
Close-up of the Model 1873 receiver, note the post-October 1878 breechblock.
Top view of the Model 1873 action.
Close-up the reverse side of the lock.
Close-up the Model 1879 rear sight, which replaced the earlier type in 1879.
Top view Model 1879 rear sight.
Close-up the Model 1879 rear sight in the open position.
Close-up the Model 1873 buttstock.
Close-up the Model 1873 smooth trigger, starting
in 1883 it was replaced by one with a corrugated face.
Close-up of the Model 1873 markings.
Close-up of the Model 1873 front sight and the tulip-head ramrod introduced in 1882.
