Springfield Model 1861 A Springfield Model 1861 Type Rifled musket Place of origin United States of America Service history In service 1861 -- 1873 Used by United States Confederate States of America Wars American Civil War American Indian Wars Paraguayan War Production history Designer? Designed 1861 Manufacturer United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield, United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper 's Ferry, Colt 's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Providence Tool Company, Lamson, Goodnow & Yale, Starr Arms Company, Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Eagle Manufacturing Company, Alfred Jenkins & Sons, et al. Unit cost $20 (1861) Produced 1861 -- 1873 No. built c. 1,000,000 Specifications Weight 9 lb (4.1 kg) Length 56.0 in (1,420 mm) Barrel length 40.0 in (1,020 mm) Cartridge Paper cartridge, Minié ball undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling and for the skirt to grip the grooves when firing Caliber. 58 in (15 mm) Action Percussion lock Rate of fire User dependent; usually 2 to 4 rounds every 1 minute Muzzle velocity 1,000 to 1,300 ft / s (300 to 400 m / s) Effective firing range 100 to 400 yd (91 to 366 m) Maximum firing range 500 to 620 yd (460 to 570 m) Feed system Muzzle - loaded Sights Flip - up leaf sights
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