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Springfield Model 1871 : ウィキペディア英語版 | Springfield Model 1871
The Springfield Model 1871 Rolling Block U.S. Army rifle was manufactured in 1871-72 by Springfield Armory, using the design originated by Remington Arms Company, under a royalty agreement.〔Philip B. Sharpe, ''The Rifle in America'', William Morrow, 1938. page 283.〕 ==Origin==
During the U.S. Civil War, Joseph Rider experimented with several breech loading weapon designs. In 1865, he was issued the first patent for what would evolve into the Remington rolling block action.〔U.S. Patent 45,797〕 The Remingtons continued to invest in Rider's work, and met with Ordnance Department officials in the hope of interesting them in this new design. The U.S. Navy Ordnance Department became interested in the design, and purchased several different models of rifles from 1867 through 1869. Field trials of these various rifles yielded mostly positive results.〔"The history of Remington Firearms" By Roy M. Marcot〕〔"The Guns That Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898" By John Walter〕 In 1869, the Navy Bureau of Ordnance tested many different weapons, and settled on the .50 caliber Remington Rolling Block for use by both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marines. An order was placed for 10,000 Model 1870 rifles. After the rifles were produced, Navy inspectors realized that the rear sights had been positioned incorrectly, and were dangerously close to the chamber, making the weapon unsafe for use. All 10,000 rifles were rejected, and were subsequently sold to France for use in the Franco-Prussian War. The sale of the defective rifles enabled enough funds to be recovered that the Navy Ordnance Department ordered an additional 12,000 rifles.〔"The Guns That Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898" By John Walter〕
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