- For the Red Dead Redemption variant, see Springfield Rifle.
| “ | My daddy used to use the Springfield, would keep it by his bedside. Young shooter like you wouldn’t need this, unless of course you’re a collector. | „ |
| —R.L. Dalton |
The Springfield Rifle, officially named the Lancaster Springfield, is a weapon featured in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online.
Description[]
A military favorite, the Lancaster Springfield is a powerful breech-loading weapon designed for medium to long-range combat. The high accuracy makes this weapon effective against large mammals, but the slow firing rate may be an issue when trapped in close quarters. This gun is a single-shot weapon, and can use Regular, High Velocity, Split Point, Express and Explosive rifle ammo.
Acquisition[]
This rifle is available from all gunsmiths after completing "Eastward Bound".
It is obtained for free during "Sodom? Back to Gomorrah".
In Red Dead Online, the rifle is $156.00 and becomes available for purchase after reaching Rank 38.
Components & Styles[]
Components[]
| Barrel - Rifling | Cost ($) |
|---|---|
| Standard Rifling | Default |
| Improved Rifling | 20.00 |
| Iron Sights | Cost ($) |
|---|---|
| Stock Sights | Default |
| Improved Sights | 5.00 |
| Scope | Cost ($) |
|---|---|
| No Scope | Default |
| Short Scope | 15.00 |
| Medium Scope | 20.00 |
| Stock | Cost ($) |
|---|---|
| Basic Grain | Default |
| Straight Grain | 14.00 |
| Wide Grain | 20.00 |
| Wrap | Cost ($) |
|---|---|
| No Wrap | Default |
| Wrap | 10.00 |
Styles[]
| Metals | Components - Cost ($) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel, Trapdoor |
Frame | Hammer | Sight | Trigger | |
| Iron | 5.00 | 7.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 |
| Nickel | 5.50 | 8.25 | 4.50 | 2.75 | 4.00 |
| Blued Steel | 6.00 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.25 |
| Blackened Steel | 7.00 | 10.50 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 |
| Browned Steel | 7.50 | 11.25 | 6.00 | 3.75 | 5.50 |
| Brass | 8.00 | 12.00 | 6.50 | 4.00 | 5.75 |
| Silver | 9.00 | 13.50 | 7.00 | 4.50 | 6.50 |
| Gold | 10.00 | 15.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| Engravings | Option | Cost (S) |
|---|---|---|
| Engraving Style (Applicable to the Barrel, Frame and Trapdoor each) |
None/Remove | 0.30 |
| Baroque | 6.50 | |
| Art Nouveau | 8.25 | |
| Victorian | 10.50 | |
| Ornamental | 12.00 | |
| Inlay Metals | Iron | 1.50 |
| Nickel | 2.25 | |
| Blued Steel | 3.00 | |
| Blackened Steel | 3.75 | |
| Browned Steel | 5.25 | |
| Brass | 6.00 | |
| Silver | 7.50 | |
| Gold | 9.00 |
| Stock/Wrap Customzations | Option | Cost ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Carvings | None/Remove | Free |
| Buck Scene | 14.50 | |
| Wolf Scene | 15.00 | |
| Eagle Scene | 16.00 | |
| Ram | 16.75 | |
| Flying Eagle | 18.00 | |
| Bear | 18.50 | |
| Leather (Wrap must be applied) |
Hazelnut | 1.50 |
| Chestnut | 2.00 | |
| Olive | 2.50 | |
| Walnut | 3.00 | |
| Brick Red | 3.50 | |
| Tobacco | 4.00 | |
| Chocolate | 4.50 | |
| Pebble | 5.00 | |
| Varnish | Birch/Mahogany | 1.50 |
| Black Walnut/Maple | 2.00 | |
| Bocote/Mesquite | 2.50 | |
| Dark Rosewood/Myrtle | 3.00 | |
| Bubinga/Rosewood | 3.50 | |
| Cocobolo/Wild Cherry | 4.00 | |
| Ebony/Bright Maple | 4.50 | |
| Walnut/Dark Walnut | 5.00 |
Trivia[]
- The Springfield Rifle is based on the Springfield Model 1888 “Trapdoor” rifle, as evidenced by its ramrod bayonet. It appears to be shortened somewhat compared to the real full size rifle.
- Unlike the Red Dead Redemption version, which was a four-shot rifle which reloaded similar to a Repeater, this version is modeled accurately, the rifle is a single-shot breechloader and the reload animation involves the protagonist pulling back the hammer to half-cock, opening the "trapdoor", putting a round into the breech, closing the "trapdoor" and finally pulling the hammer all the way back.
- According to the Weapon Catalogue's description, the rifle was created as a conversion of old muzzle-loading rifles used during the American Civil War. This parallels the history of the real life "Trapdoor Springfield", which were originally created as breechloading conversions of the Springfield Model 1861 and Model 1863 muzzle-loading rifles.
- With a scope attached, the rifle can be a strong alternative for the Rolling Block Rifle, although the Rolling Block Rifle is strictly better than the Springfield Rifle, making the Springfield Rifle the only weapon in the game that has strictly worse stats than another non-unique weapon.
- The changes made to the weapon between games gives it a very similar performance to the Buffalo Rifle, especially when loaded with express ammo.
Gallery[]
A Springfield on a counter
Photo shown in the compendium
A Springfield sniper on a counter
Springfield Rifle Ad
Shown in the Wheeler Rawson and Co. Catalogue
A first-person view of the Springfield
A first-person view of a Springfield sniper
Fire and reload of the Springfield
The Springfield Rifle in the cigarette card for the Butcher Brothers
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