Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the bolt-action rifles category.
01 / Overview
Springfield Model 1866
Category
Country
Production
1866–1868
Quantity
52,000
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
69
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the bolt-action rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Production Year1866
- Service Entry Year1866
- DesignerErskine S. Allin
- Weight (Empty)4.1 kg
- Weight (Loaded)4.6 kg
- Currently In ServiceYes
◈Cartridge & Calibre7MOD.7
- Cartridge.50-70-450
- Calibre12.7 mm
- Case Length53.34 mm
- Calibre Classlarge rifle
- Bullet Weight29.2 g
- RimfireNo
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation9MOD.9
- Action TypeTrapdoor
- Fire Modessingle-shot
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemSingle Shot
- Magazine Capacity1
- Cyclic Rate of Fire8
- Practical Rate of Fire8
- Trigger Typesingle-stage
- Safety Typemanual
◇Ballistics6MOD.6
- Muzzle Velocity410 m/s
- Muzzle Energy2,430
- Effective Range (point)600 m
- Effective Range (area)1,000 m
- Maximum Range1,500 m
- Sighting Range900 m
◆Barrel & Sights8MOD.8
- Barrel Length1,016 mm
- Rifling Twist1:48
- Rifling Grooves5
- Sight TypeOpen sights
- Sight Radius711 mm
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
▤Construction5MOD.5
- Receiver Materialsteel
- Furniture Materialwalnut
- Folding / Collapsing StockNo
- Bullpup LayoutNo
- Ambidextrous ControlsNo
⬢Features5MOD.5
▲Production & Cost4MOD.4
- Total Production52,000
- Production Start1866
- Production End1868
- Variants1,866
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1854First deployment: Sioux Wars
- 1866Production started
- 1868Production ended
160
years in service
2
years in production
52,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1866 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES RANKING Bolt-Action Rifles · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
255BOLT-ACTION RIFLES69PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES1877UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS162PERFORMANCE/PRICE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theBolt-Action Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A bayonet lug is a metal fitting on the barrel or muzzle of a firearm that provides a mounting point for a bayonet.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
A firearm feed system where only one round is chambered and fired per cycle, requiring manual reloading.
A firearm action type where the breechblock slides vertically in grooves milled into the receiver, typically locked by a lever.
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