In 1965 Richie Furay (of Dayton/Yellow Springs. Ohio) removed a nameplate from a road roller that he saw on the side of a highway. Later that year Furay decided to use the name for a band he was forming with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer.
The rest, as they say, is history.....
(http://mugwump-fish-world.com/images/buffalo_springfield.jpg)
https://youtu.be/j9jG5rHb4tQ
https://youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY
Dennis
...good find......I had figured it was from the rifle...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_rifle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_rifle)