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1873 springfield trapdoor front sight serial#
The receiver is, correctly, not serial numbered. The barrel is fitted with a dovetail mounted front sight with nickel-silver blade. The rifle was ordered with the tang mounted peep sight and globe front sight found on most Officers' Model Trapdoor Rifles. The rifle has a single set-trigger, two-position tumbler, carbine trigger guard without stacking swivel, hammer with oval knurled panel and 1877 Buckhorn "R" (rifle) marked rear sight. The barrel is fitted with a single ramrod pipe that secures a hickory ramrod with slotted ferule and milled head. The straight grain walnut stock (rich patina) has checkered panels that remain sharp on the wrist and forearm. In addition to the Type I features, the rifle has well-executed scroll engraving on the forend cap, barrel band, receiver top, breechblock, tang, cam latch, lock plate, hammer, trigger guard and buttplate. The rifle features the distinctive Type I checkered walnut half-stock with detachable, checkered pistol grip, high-arch breechblock, rounded, nickel plated forend tip, nickel plated front and rear ramrod tips. This is an excellent example of a Type I Officer's Trapdoor Rifle that was manufactured by Springfield Armory between 18. One of small group bearing 1881 inspectors' markĪ superior early production example subsequently became the US Model 1875 Model 1873 Springfield First Type Officer's Sporting Rifle, 45-70 Caliber Hover over "Arms & Militaria" above for more categories The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.Looking for more categories from the Arms Section?
1873 springfield trapdoor front sight plus#
Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. Stock is sound with light handling and storage marks and shows a light hand worn patina. Lock plate and hammer retain virtually all of their orig arsenal finish. Breechblock retains virtually all of its original bright case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Bbl retains 95-96% crisp original blue with only light muzzle end wear and some light dulling over the chamber area. The order to produce these rifles was dated in Dec, 1880 and completed in Mar, 1881. Although the reference publication lists the cartouche as “SWP/1881” this is undoubtedly an error as there is no doubt that this stock is orig to this rifle. It retains its smooth walnut detachable grip adapter. It has standard square base front sight/bayonet lug covered by type 3 snap-on sheet metal sight hood that is pinned in place. Bottom of the forestock has a slot containing a button head ramrod. This rifle retains its original 32-1/2″ bbl with 6 lands & grooves with the “HGR” inspector initials and its orig smooth trigger. It had 6 lands & grooves with “HGR” initials on the bbl and a smooth trigger. This chart shows that this rifle left Springfield Arsenal as found today with a Bull’s long range rear sight and in a Hotchkiss stock that bore the “SWP / 1881” cartouche. 45-70 SPRINGFIELD Book II 1865-1893, Frasca, as being one of those special “Long Range Rifles”. This rifle is identified by SN in a chart on p. It was ordered that the 150 rifles be distributed to division commanders to make such distribution as they deemed appropriate. Almost immediately these rifles were deemed inappropriate because it would imply that the service rifle was inferior to the ones used by the shooting teams. The wood underneath the buttplate is not inletted for cleaning rod or tool. This rifle is mounted in a special service-style stock with Hotchkiss butt which consists of a little wider buttplate that is unmarked and without trap.
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Breechblock is 2nd type 1873 with flat 1879 lockplate. All other markings are standard for this model. The bore has 6 narrow lands and wide grooves and top of the bbl has special inspector initials over the chamber area.
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Rare, orig long range trapdoor rifle with 32-1/2″ bbl that has Bull’s modified 1879 rear sight with windage screw in the right side. RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1881 LONG RANGE TRAPDOOR RIFLE.