Springfield Model 1866 - .50-70 Government
Replica Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70 Government
First year Model 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbine - .45-70 Government
Replica Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70 Government
Springfield Trapdoor 1879 - .45-70 Government
Springfield "Trapdoor" M1884 Carbine - .45-70 Government
Original Springfield Model 1888 "Trapdoor Springfield" - .45-70 Government
The Trapdoor Springfield refers to a series of breech loading rifles developed by Springfield, beginning with the Springfield Model 1868 (chambered in .50-70) up to the Springfield Model 1870 (.45-70) and then the most famous Model 1873, which was adopted by the U.S. Army (chambered in .45-70), and the later Models 1877, 1884 and 1888.
The Model 1873 (full sized or cavalry carbine version) is the most likely variant of the Trapdoor Springfield rifle to appear in movies or television shows.
Specifications
- Type: Rifle
- Caliber: .50-70, .45-70 Government, .45-55 (carbine load)
- Capacity: 1 round
- Fire Modes: Single shot
- Action: Hinged breechblock
- Overall Length: 51 inches, 41 inches (carbine)
- Barrel Length: 32 inches, 22 inches (carbine)
The Trapdoor Springfield Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title
|
Actor
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
| The Birth of a Nation |
Robert Harron |
Tod Stoneman |
Standing in for Springfield 1861 |
1915
|
|
Union and Confederate soldiers
|
| The Unbeliever |
Earl Schenck |
Emanuel Muller |
Standing in for Mauser Gewehr 1898 |
1918
|
|
German soldiers
|
| The Charge of the Light Brigade |
Errol Flynn |
Major Geoffrey Vickers |
1973 Cavalry Carbines mocked up as Flintlock musket carbines; some unmodified |
1936
|
| Donald Crisp |
Colonel Campbell
|
| David Niven |
Captain Randall
|
| Patric Knowles |
Captain Perry Vickers
|
|
British, Russian soldiers, and Surat Khan's men
|
|
British, Russian soldiers and Surat Khan's men |
Model 1888 Trapdoor Springfield Rifles mocked up as Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets, Enfield Pattern 1853s, Jezail Muskets and Infantry Musket M1845s; some unmodified
|
| West of Shanghai |
|
General Fang's soldiers |
Cavalry Carbines |
1937
|
|
General Ma's soldiers |
Infantry Rifles
|
| Jesse James |
|
Prison guard |
Model 1866 Rifle |
1939
|
| Sergeant York |
|
|
Mocked up to look like Kentucky Rifle |
1941
|
| Belle Starr |
Randolph Scott |
Sam Starr |
|
1941
|
| Gene Tierney |
Belle Starr
|
|
Various
|
| Red River |
John Wayne |
Thomas Dunson |
Cavalry Carbine |
1948
|
| Fort Apache |
|
Native American |
|
1948
|
|
US Cavalry |
Cavalry Carbine
|
| Hank Worden |
recruit
|
| Pedro Armendáriz |
SGT Beaufort
|
| George O'Brien |
CPT Collingwood
|
| Ward Bond |
SGM Michael O'Rourke
|
| John Agar |
2LT Michael Shannon O'Rourke
|
| Victor McLaglen |
SGT Festus Mulcahy
|
| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
Ben Johnson |
Sergeant Tyree |
Cavalry Carbine |
1949
|
|
US Cavalry
|
| Rio Grande |
|
US Cavalry |
Cavalry Carbine |
1950
|
| Ben Johnson |
Trooper Travis Tyree
|
| Harry Carey Jr. |
Trooper Daniel "Sandy" Boone
|
| Fred Kennedy |
Trooper Heinze
|
| Claude Jarman Jr. |
Trooper Jefferson Yorke
|
| Chill Wills |
Dr. Wilkins
|
| Steve Pendleton |
CPT Prescott
|
| Winchester '73 |
Tony Curtis |
Doan |
Cavalry Carbine |
1950
|
| James Best |
Crater
|
| Red Mountain |
Alan Ladd |
Brett Sherwood |
Cavalry Carbine and Rifle |
1951
|
| Arthur Kennedy |
Lane Waldron |
Cavalry Carbine
|
| Lizabeth Scott |
Chris
|
| Carleton Young |
Lt. Morgan
|
| Jay Silverheels |
Little Crow
|
|
Ute warriors
|
| John Ireland |
Gen. William Quantrill |
Cavalry Carbine in saddle holster
|
| Springfield Rifle |
|
|
Cavalry Carbine |
1952
|
| Drum Beat |
Robert Keith |
Bill Satterwhite |
Carbine |
1954
|
|
US cavalrymen, settlers |
Carbines and rifles
|
| Vera Cruz |
|
Mexican republicans and Emperor Maximilian's soldiers |
Rifles and carbines, some mocked up as flintlock |
1954
|
| Saskatchewan |
|
Sioux and Cree warriors |
|
1954
|
| Love Me Tender |
|
Union soldiers |
Rifles and carbines |
1956
|
| Santiago |
|
Steamer crewmember |
Cavalry Carbine |
1956
|
| The True Story of Jesse James |
|
Union soldier |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1957
|
| Sergeant Rutledge |
Woody Strode |
Braxton Rutledge |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1960
|
| Jeffrey Hunter |
Tom Cantrell
|
|
9th Cavalry soldiers
|
| The Badlanders |
|
A Mexican settler |
Rifle |
1958
|
| The Magnificent Seven |
|
Villager |
|
1960
|
| Flaming Star |
|
Kiowa warriors |
|
1960
|
| Master of the World |
Wally Campo |
Turner |
Cut down to be used as a pistol |
1961
|
| How the West Was Won |
|
Union Soldiers |
Springfield Allin Conversion Model 1866 Trapdoor |
1962
|
| 55 Days at Peking |
|
Chinese "Boxers" |
|
1963
|
| Rio Conchos |
|
|
|
1964
|
| Kissin' Cousins |
Elvis Presley |
Jodie Tatum |
Springfield Allin Conversion Model 1866 Trapdoor |
1964
|
| Pamela Austin |
Selena Tatum
|
| Yvonne Craig |
Azalea Tatum
|
| Glenda Farrell |
Ma Tatum
|
| Advance to the Rear |
Alan Hale Jr. |
Sgt. Beauregard Davis |
Springfield Allin Conversion Model 1866 Trapdoor |
1964
|
| Andrew Prine |
Pvt. Owen Selous |
Model 1866 with M1855 bayonet
|
|
Union soldiers, Confederate soldiers, Native American warriors |
Model 1866
|
| Rio Conchos |
Anthony Franciosa |
Juan Luis Rodriguez |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1964
|
|
Several Confederate soldiers
|
| Vito Scotti |
Mexican Gang Leader |
Model 1873 Rifle
|
| The Great Sioux Massacre |
|
Several U.S. cavalrymen |
Model 1873 Carbine |
1965
|
| Several natives
|
| Major Dundee |
Brock Peters |
Aesop |
|
1965
|
|
U. S. soldiers, Apaches |
Cavalry Carbine
|
| Duel at Diablo |
|
Several U.S. cavalrymen |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1966
|
| Texas Across the River |
Joey Bishop |
Kronk |
Mocked up as Hawken rifle |
1966
|
| Roy Barcroft |
Morton
|
| John Harmon |
Gabe
|
|
Townsmen
|
|
US Cavalry |
Mocked up as Enfield 1856 Carbine
|
|
Comanches |
Unmodified M1873
|
| Villa Rides |
|
Several Mexican Army soldiers |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1968
|
| Mackenna's Gold |
Eduardo Ciannelli |
Prairie Dog |
Cavalry Carbine |
1969
|
|
US Cavalry
|
| Little Big Man |
Dustin Hoffman |
Jack Crabb |
Cavalry Carbine |
1970
|
| Barquero |
Forrest Tucker |
Mountain Phil |
Model 1873 Rifle |
1970
|
|
A townsman |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine
|
| Rio Lobo |
|
Union Cavalry and Confederate soldiers |
Cavalry Carbine |
1970
|
| Soldier Blue |
Peter Strauss |
Honus Gent |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1970
|
| Candice Bergen |
Maribel "Cresta" Lee
|
|
Several U.S. cavalrymen
|
| The Beguiled |
Clint Eastwood |
Cpl. John McBurney |
|
1971
|
| Catlow |
|
Several natives |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1971
|
| The Cowboys |
Robert Carradine |
Slim Honeycutt |
|
1972
|
| The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid |
Barry Brown |
Henry Wheeler |
|
1972
|
| Cliff Robertson |
Cole Younger
|
| The Revengers |
|
Union soldiers |
|
1972
|
|
Mexican soldiers
|
| Ernest Borgnine |
Hoop
|
| Roger Hanin |
Quiberon
|
| Ulzana's Raid |
Richard Jaeckel |
Sergeant |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1972
|
| Neil Summers |
Trooper
|
|
Several natives
|
| Several U.S. cavalrymen
|
| Chato's Land |
Jack Palance |
Quincey Whitmore |
Cavalry Carbine |
1972
|
|
Indians
|
| Oklahoma Crude |
|
Lena´s Indians helper |
Cavalry Carbine |
1973
|
| Posse |
|
Outlaws |
|
1975
|
| Breakheart Pass |
|
US Army soldiers |
Cavalry Carbine |
1975
|
| A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe |
|
Several natives |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1975
|
| The Outlaw Josey Wales |
Sondra Locke |
Laura |
|
1975
|
| Heaven's Gate |
Jeff Bridges |
John L. Bridges |
|
1980
|
| Gordana Rashovich |
Mrs. Kovach
|
|
Various characters
|
| Flashpoint |
|
|
Seen in Sheriff's office |
1984
|
| El Diablo |
|
El Diablo's henchmen |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1980
|
| Thunderheart |
|
Cavalry trooper |
Cavalry Carbine |
1992
|
| Dollar for the Dead |
|
Several US officers |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1998
|
| The Long Kill |
|
Native |
Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine |
1999
|
| Purgatory |
|
US Cavalrymen |
Cavalry Carbine |
1999
|
| Crocodile |
Terrence Evans |
Shurkin |
|
2000
|
| And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself |
|
Several revolutionaries |
|
2003
|
| Miracle at Sage Creek |
Daniel Quinn |
Seth |
Cavalry Carbine |
2005
|
| Thadd Turner |
Sergeant Banks
|
|
US Cavalry
|
| 3:10 to Yuma |
Russell Crowe |
Ben Wade |
1873 Cavalry Carbine |
2007
|
|
Apaches
|
| Appaloosa |
|
Apache warriors |
|
2008
|
| Lone Rider |
Tom Schanley |
Mike Butler |
Cavalry Carbine |
2008
|
| Jonah Hex |
|
US soldiers |
Full-length rifle and Cavalry Carbine |
2010
|
| The Lone Ranger |
|
US Cavalry |
Cavalry Carbine |
2013
|
| The Dark Valley |
Johann Nikolussi |
Rudolf Brenner |
M1873 Carbine |
2014
|
| In a Valley of Violence |
Ethan Hawke |
Paul |
M1884 or 1888 Cavalry Carbine |
2016
|
| Toby Huss |
Deputy Harris
|
| Hostiles |
|
US Cavalry |
Cavalry Carbine |
2017
|
| John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum |
|
|
Seen in armory |
2019
|
Television
| Show Title
|
Actor
|
Character
|
Note / Episode
|
Air Date
|
| The Three Stooges |
Moe Howard |
Moe |
Episode "Boobs in Arms" |
1940
|
| Curly Howard |
Curly
|
| F Troop |
Ken Berry |
Capt. Wilton Parmenter |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| Forrest Tucker |
Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| Joe Brooks |
Trooper Vanderbilt |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| 1873 Rifle / "Honest Injun" (S01E12) |
1965
|
| Bob Steele |
Trooper Duffy |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| 1873 Rifle / "Honest Injun" (S01E12) |
1965
|
| Jimmie Horan |
Trooper Hogan |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| 1873 Rifle / "Honest Injun" (S01E12) |
1965
|
| Bill Erickson |
tower guard |
Cavalry Carbine / "Scourge of the West" (S01E01), S01 opening credits |
1965-1966
|
| Louie Elias |
Trooper Franklin |
Cavalry Carbine / "Scourge of the West" (S01E01) |
1965
|
| Jay Sheffield |
Lt. Jefferson Hawkes |
Cavalry Carbine / "Scourge of the West" (S01E01) |
1965
|
|
troopers |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| 1873 Rifle / "Honest Injun" (S01E12) |
1965
|
|
Shug warriors, Hekawi warriors |
Cavalry Carbine |
1965-1967
|
| Henry Gibson |
Wrongo Starr |
Cavalry Carbine / "Wrongo Starr and the Lady in Black" (S01E18) |
1966
|
| James Hampton |
Hannibal Dobbs |
Cavalry Carbine / "Johnny Eagle Eye" (S01E30) |
1966
|
| F Troop |
Jay Novello |
Emilio Barberini |
Springfield Allin Conversion Model 1866 Trapdoor / "La Dolce Courage" (S02E12) |
1966
|
| Larry Storch |
Dmitri Agarnoff |
Springfield Allin Conversion Model 1866 Trapdoor / "Only One Russian Is Coming! Only One Russian Is Coming!" (S02E25) |
1967
|
| F Troop |
|
Recruits of G Troop |
"How to Be F Troop Without Really Trying" (S02E02) |
1966
|
| Larry Storch |
Cpl. Agarn |
Cavalry Carbine / "The Ballot of Corporal Agarn" (S02E08) |
1966
|
| Lonesome Dove |
Robert Urich |
Jake Spoon |
cavalry carbine |
1989
|
| Around the World in 80 Days |
|
Burmese bandits and Commune de Paris revolutionaries |
|
1989
|
| Rough Riders |
|
U.S. Army soldiers and Cuban rebels |
|
1997
|
| Tremors: The Series |
Victor Browne |
Tyler |
"Shriek & Destroy" (S1E02); Springfield Allin Conversion Model 1868 Trapdoor |
2003
|
| William O' Leary |
George Meadows
|
| Dean Norris |
Twitchell
|
|
Arizona baseball team
|
| Riches (Bogatstvo) |
|
|
Seen on photos of Californian gold prospectors; 1873 or 1879 rifle and 1873 carbine |
2004
|
| Breaking Bad - Season 3 |
|
|
Seen on photo; "Sunset" (S3E06) |
2010
|
| Godless |
|
Women of La Belle |
|
2017
|
| 1883 |
Will Spencer |
Sentry #1 |
M1888 Rifle |
2021
|
| Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 |
|
|
Seen in armory; "The Portrait" (S7E07) |
2021
|
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