The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection by Alejandro de Quesada

Author:Alejandro de Quesada
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection 1898–1902
ISBN: 9781780963532
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

Weapons

The US Navy adopted a bolt-action rifle years before the Army accepted the Krag. As described by Flayderman (p.163), in 1880 the US Navy contracted with James Paris Lee of Bridgeport, CT, for 300 full-stock .45-70 caliber rifles of the type which he had patented in 1879. Lee gave a contract to the Sharps Rifle Company to actually manufacture them; but Sharps abandoned the job in 1881, and the Lee parts and tools were turned over to the Remington Arms Company, who completed the Navy contract. The .45-70 Remington-Lee Navy magazine rifle was manufactured by Remington from 1880 to 1907. The original US Navy model had a 28in barrel with a full stock and two bands; approximately 1,300 were made. The Navy later received another 1,500 of the newer M1885 (US Navy Contract); these had a 32in barrel. The M1899, manufactured between 1899 and 1907, was chambered for .30-40 and 6mm smokeless powder cartridges, and had a 29in barrel.

The Navy also contracted Winchester to manufacture about 20,000 of the Lee Straight Pull bolt-action rifle in 6mm caliber, designated the M1895; manufactured from 1895 to 1902, this had a clip-fed box magazine and a 28in barrel. Winchester also manufactured first and second model Winchester-Hotchkiss bolt action rifles (M1879) for the Navy, in about 2,473 examples; this was a .45-70 weapon with a barrel length of 28 inches. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War the Navy ordered Krags, but these were not available in sufficient numbers until the time of the Philippine Insurrection. The Navy adopted the Colt .38cal revolver, distinguishable from the New Army only by the “USN” stamped on the butt.

1 For reasons of space only a shortened summary of US Army regulations is given here, and those for dress – as opposed to field – uniforms are generally omitted. For more comprehensive quotations from the regulations of 1895–1901 and 1902–1920, see MAA 230, The US Army 1890–1920.

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