C&R · II · 284
H&R Centennial Standard 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 Standard Model Springfield rifle, cal. .45-70 Government.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Centennial Standard Model Springfield rifle”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1971.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 10 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. americanrifleman.org ↗, years (estimate: derived from related facts): "In 1971, Harrington & Richardson chose to celebrate its 100th anniversary" with Springfield Trapdoor replicas (the H&R 1871-1971 Centennial); the article describes the Officer's Model and other trapdoor patterns, not a "Standard Model" by name
- 2. americanrifleman.org ↗, action
- 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
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context

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.
