{"product_id":"the-trapdoor-springfield-john-langellier-9781472819703","title":"The Trapdoor Springfield: From the Little Bighorn to San Juan Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the \"Trapdoor Springfield\" was designed in 1865-66 by Erskine S. Allin. Using metallic cartridges, it could be loaded in a single action, increasing the number of shots per minute as much as fivefold. The new weapon quickly proved its worth in two separate incidents in August 1867: small groups of US soldiers and civilians armed with the trapdoor repulsed numerically superior Native American contingents. A simple and cost-effective weapon, it was used, along with its variants in every US conflict in the three decades after the Civil War, especially on the American frontier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon first-hand accounts from US soldiers, their Native American opponents, and users such as buffalo hunters, this is the story of the \"Trapdoor Springfield,\" one of the defining weapons of the Indian Wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Langellier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472819705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472819703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.30d","brand":"John Langellier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664088961279,"sku":"9781472819703","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trapdoor-springfield-john-langellier-9781472819703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}