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Q: What is the difference between a springfield 1873 rifle or carbine?
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What is the difference between a rifle and a carbine?

A carbine is a type of rifle.


What is a springfield carbine rifle?

Springfield is the manufacturer. A rifle is a long arm with a rifled barrel. A carbine is a short rifle, generally considered having a barrel length of 20 inches or less. All carbines are rifles but not all rifles are carbines.


What is the value of a 1873 springfield carbine 45-70 rifle serial no 139949?

Your Springfield model 1873 carbine which was made in 1880 will bring between 800-1,400 dollars,depending on overall condition,and a bore that is not to badly pitted or rusted.


What is the value of a 1901 springfield krag?

your krag rifle can go for between 400-1750 dollars depending on condition and whether it is a rifle or carbine model,and its rare it is.I would have it apprasied by a pro.


Which regiment used springfield mod 1873 serial?

There is no way of knowing this.All records of the US model 1873 springfield rifle/carbine will not have what regiment was issued which rifle by serial number.


What is mfg date ofSpringfield m1 rifle 838327?

We need to know if it is a Garand or carbine. A carbine is loaded from the bottom and a Garand is loaded from the top.If your rifle is a Springfield M-1 Garand rifle,then the serial number indicates that it was manufactured in the year 1942.


When was 1873 Springfield serial number 137073 made?

The serial number that you have supplied,indicates that your Springfield model 1873 rifle/carbine was made in the year 1880.


What does a springfield trapdoor rifle weight?

A Springfield trapdoor weighs roughly ten pounds for the long gun version and nine pounds with the short Carbine version.


What is a Springfield rifles?

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What gun did they use in the civil war?

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What is the range of a carbine rifle?

Depends on which carbine. No one carbine, no one answer.


What is a Winchester model 70 carbine?

A carbine has a shorter barrel than a standard rifle. I have a Winchester model 70 carbine in 270 win and there isn't really any difference between the 20 inch barrel and that of my Brother in law's standard length 24 inch barrel, performance wise.