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#1420 Springfield 1873 “Trapdoor” rifle, SN 57XXX (1876), caliber 45/70/500 with VG bore
Guns International #: 100687690 Seller's Inventory #: #1420
Category: Antique Rifles - Single Shot - Springfield Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State: California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone: (530) 889-9454
Number of Active Listings: 35
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
Description:
#1420 Springfield 1873 “Trapdoor” rifle, SN 57XXX (1876), caliber 45/70/500 with VG bore that should easily clean a little better (about a 7 on a scale of 10) and a solid, tight action. Standard military configuration with 32-1/2” barrel and correct parts for the 1873 model that has had some of the i879 and 1883 upgrades. It has the later style 1879 cleaning rod, the low arch 1879 breech block, and the 1883 Buffington windage adjustable rear sight. (..I do have a Model 1879 rear sight that I will gladly swap if the interested party would rather have the older style sight and not have the 1883 up-grade.) The metal is nice smooth metal with VG markings, 70-80% coverage of a smooth dark brown remaining. The wood is decent with the only serious deficit of mention being two gouges, (see photos) and it still has the original 1873 “long-wrist” stock. Otherwise, only the usual wear, bumps, and bruises from 140+ years of use and storage, and consequently the early ESA inspectors cartouche is also no longer visible. These rugged and very reliable Trapdoor Springfields were the mainstay military long arm from the end of the Civil War up to the mid-1890s when they were finally phased out by the 1892 Springfield-Krag bolt action repeater. Even then, they were used as secondary defense in the Spanish-American War and also as training weapons as late as World War 1. To this day, they are still great shooting and very accurate rifles with a very hard-hitting black-powder round. They very rarely have mechanical problems, and on the rare chance that they do break some small part in the action, most parts are very easily obtained from several parts dealers. Consequently, they make a fine rifle for the beginning shooter of Big-Bore black powder competitions. $775
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes