Billy Dixon's rifle: US Springfield forty-five / seventy caliber 1873 Officer Model

Billy Dixon's rifle: US Springfield forty-five / seventy caliber 1873 Officer Model

William “Billy” Dixon- bison hunter, scout, and survey guide- is one of the most famous figures that fought in the 1874 Battle of Adobe Walls. Dixon carried this Springfield U.S. Model 1873 Officer’s Rifle while serving as a civilian scout for the U.S. Army during the Red River War. On March 9, 1913 Billy Dixon died of pneumonia at 62 years of age.

This object is currently on display in People of the Plains.

Springfield Armory

1874

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