Springfield Model 1873 .45 caliber trapdoor rifle
date: label: Date created
content: 1873-1877
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; collected from the Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux)
label: Artist/Maker
content: J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company (Springfield Arms), Chicopee, Massachusetts, 1864-1920
label: Previous owner
content: Lame Deer, Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux), ca. 1821-1877
label: Collector
content: General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
label: Donor
content: Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
label: Donor
content: Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952
label: Previous owner
content: General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Lame Deer (Minneconjou Lakota, ca. 1821-1877); collected after his death in 1877 by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, US Army); inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Firearms and accessories
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 14/2181
label: Barcode
content: 142181.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Firearms and accessories
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Springfield Model 1873 .45 caliber trapdoor rifle
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, metal
label: Techniques
content: Commercially produced/manufactured
label: Dimensions
content: 134.7 x 6.9 x 13.8 cm