Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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H&R Centennial Officer's Model Springfield

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 10 ↗

H&R, Centennial Officer's Model Springfield rifle, cal. .45-70 Government.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Centennial Officer's Model Springfield rifle”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1971.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Other
Caliber
.45-70
Made
c. 1971production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 10 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. americanrifleman.org ↗, years: H&R marked its 1971 centennial with a commemorative Officer's Model Springfield, .45-70
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Springfield model 1873 (base model shown for H&R Centennial Officer's Model Springfield)
Shown: a U.S. Springfield Model 1873 rifle, not this H&R Centennial Officer's Model.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor.jpg” by Sgt. James Stanfield, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Springfield model 1873”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Springfield Model 1873 was a trapdoor breechblock service rifle produced by the Springfield Armory for the United States military. It was the first standard-issue breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States Army. The rifle, in both full-length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against Native Americans and was also issued in limited numbers to volunteer units in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection.