Springfield Model 1835
title: "Springfield Model 1835" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["springfield-firearms", "muskets", "american-civil-war-weapons", "firearms-of-the-united-states", "weapons-of-the-confederate-states-of-america", "weapons-and-ammunition-introduced-in-1835"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1835" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Springfield Model 1835 |
| image | NMAH-1835.jpg |
| image_size | 300 |
| origin | United States |
| type | Musket |
| is_ranged | yes |
| service | 1835–1865 |
| used_by | {{ubl |
| wars | {{bulleted list |
| design_date | 1835 |
| manufacturer | {{ubl |
| production_date | 1835–1840 |
| weight | 10 lb |
| length | 58.0 in |
| part_length | 42.0 in |
| cartridge | {{ubl |
| caliber | .69 in (17.526 mm) |
| action | {{ubl |
| rate | User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds per minute |
| velocity | 1000 ft/s to 1200 ft/s |
| range | 100 to 200 yards, in reality 50 to 75 yards |
| max_range | 300 yd (275 m) |
| feed | Muzzle-loaded |
| sights | A front sight cast into the upper barrel band, rear sight (percussion/rifled conversion) |
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| name = Springfield Model 1835 | image = NMAH-1835.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = | origin = United States | type = Musket | is_ranged = yes | is_bladed = | is_explosive = | is_artillery = | is_vehicle = | is_missile = | is_UK = | service = 1835–1865 | used_by = {{ubl | United States | Confederate States | wars = {{bulleted list | American Indian Wars | Mexican–American War | American Civil War | designer = | design_date = 1835 | manufacturer = {{ubl | Springfield Armory | Harpers Ferry Armory | Various private contractors | unit_cost = | production_date = 1835–1840 | number = | variants = | spec_label = | weight = 10 lb | length = 58.0 in | part_length = 42.0 in | width = | height = | diameter = | crew = | cartridge = {{ubl | Paper cartridge, buck and ball | musket ball undersized (.65/16.510 mm) to reduce the effects of powder fouling | caliber = .69 in (17.526 mm) | barrels = | action = {{ubl | Flintlock | Percussion lock (conversion) | rate = User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds per minute | velocity = 1000 ft/s to 1200 ft/s | range = 100 to 200 yards, in reality 50 to 75 yards | max_range = 300 yd (275 m) | feed = Muzzle-loaded | sights = A front sight cast into the upper barrel band, rear sight (percussion/rifled conversion)
The Springfield Model 1835 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured in the United States during the early 19th century.
The Model 1835 was manufactured by the Springfield and Harpers Ferry armories and also produced by other independent contractors. It was a smoothbore musket and fired a .69 caliber round ball. The Model 1835 is sometimes considered to be its own model number, but is often considered to be just a continuation of the Springfield Model 1816 designated as the Type III. The barrel was slightly longer than the Model 1816 and the total weight of the Model 1835 was slightly higher, but otherwise the Model 1835 was very similar to the Model 1816. Even though the final product was very similar, significantly different manufacturing techniques were used in the creation of the Model 1835, and a great deal of emphasis was placed on parts interchangeability. This paved the way for the Springfield Model 1842 which was the first musket to be constructed of all interchangeable parts.
Most Model 1835 muskets had their flintlocks replaced with a percussion lock during the 1840s and 1850s. Some of the Model 1835 muskets also had their barrels rifled during this same period, if the barrel was deemed thick enough to be structurally sound.
The Model 1835 was used in the Mexican–American War. The Model 1835 was also used by both the North and South during the American Civil War.
| title = United States Army rifle | before = Model 1822 Musket | years = 1835-1840 | after = Springfield Model 1840 flintlock musket
References
References
- Barbieri, Michael. (2013-08-26). "How far is "musket-shot"? Farther than you think.".
- ''The Civil War Book of Lists'', by Combined Books (Firm), Published by Da Capo Press, 1992
- ''Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology'', by Merritt Roe Smith, Published by Cornell University Press, 1980
- ''Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience'', by Kevin Dougherty, Published by University Press of Mississippi, 2007
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