S. Buckles
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- Jun 6, 2020
Can anyone tell me how many Springfield-manufactured (not Springfield model) muskets were made in 1861?
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Thanks, Grayrock Volunteer! Would you happen to have a source for that number?
Not contesting the source, or saying you're wrong, but that's a lot more than many make it out to be. Reading some posts here, and other sources, you'd think they didn't make hardly any until 1862...33,572
Not contesting the source, or saying you're wrong, but that's a lot more than many make it out to be. Reading some posts here, and other sources, you'd think they didn't make hardly any until 1862...
With those stats, yes it puts the number in perspective.It looks like a pretty big number all on its own, but it only accounts for 12.73% of the M1861s produced at the Springfield Armory, 4.7% of all M1861s (that figure excludes State contract guns), and less than 0.5% of Springfield's total production for the war.
Don't quote me on this, but I think the '63's actually started being rolled out in '64.Does anyone know exactly when Springfield stopped 1861 production and started M1863's ? From time to time I run across legitimate looking M1861 Springfield dated '63. I realize contractors made them throughout the war, but when did the armory switch over?