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#1446 Springfield 1888 “Trapdoor” rifle, SN 541XXX (1892), caliber 45/70/500
Guns International #: 101023203 Seller's Inventory #: #1446
Category: Springfield Rifles - Antique - Springfield Rifles - Trapdoor
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:
#1446 Springfield 1888 “Trapdoor” rifle, SN 541XXX (1892), caliber 45/70/500 with VG bore (about a 7 0n a scale of 10) and tight action. Standard military configuration with 32-1/2” barrel and all correct parts for this last model of the iconic Trapdoor series. This final variation differs in that it has a cleaning rod trap in the butt stock and what most collectors refer to as the “ram-rod bayonet” which then eliminated the need of a separate bayonet (but in THIS case this ram-rod bayonet is missing). It also has the correct one-piece trigger guard and a few other correct minor changes that differed from the standard 1884 series. The metal is basically fine smooth metal with fine markings, good amounts of blue remaining (plumming slightly in places), and only the minimal amount of scattered light pitting on the lock plate. The stock is solid, decent wood with no deficits of mention and only the usual s and bruises from 120+ years of use and storage and it has only a HINT of a cartouche, but you better have a good imagination to see it and Superman vision to read it. Also has unit markings on the comb of the stock and possibly can be researched through the SRS. These rugged and very reliable Trapdoor Springfields were the mainstay military longarm from the end of the Civil War clear up to the mid-1890s when they were finally phased out by the Springfield-Krag bolt action repeater. Even then, they were used in both the Spanish-American War and also as secondary and training weapons as late as World War 1 …and to this day, they are still really 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 all parts are very easily obtained from several parts dealers. Consequently, these old military Trapdoors make fine rifles for the beginning shooter of Big-Bore black powder competitions. About VG++ as described. $875
SOLD
Antique: Yes