20 pages, about 8" x 5", glossy soft-cover in full color. New re-print restored and digitally enhanced from a nice copy. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. Fully Illustrated.

Contents - Index:

• Pages: 20

• The Springfield Breech Loading Rifle Musket Model 1868 Manual 1869 Description and Rules for the Management of the Rifle
• Springfield, Massachusetts
• Submitted by J. G. Benton Bvt. Colonel Commander of the Springfield Armory
• Approved by A. B. Dyer Bvt. Maj. Gen'l Chief of Ordance
• The Model 1868
• Barrels, Screws, Swivel, Leaf Sight, Hammer
• Internal Workings Illustrated
• Nomenclature of Altered Parts
• Cam Latch and Shaft
• Ejector Stud
• Breech Screw
• Spring and Spindle and Hinge Pin
• The Extractor
• Firing Pin, Ramrod and Appendages
• Directions for use
• Directions for dismounting
• Dismounting the Parts
• Cleaning and Care
• Rules for Assembling
• The Musket
• The cartridge
• Memoranda of Trajectory and Accuracy
• Velocity and Penetration
• Dangerous Space