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Very Rare Full Wood Box Metcalfe Ammunition Trapdoor Attachment 8 Rounds
Guns International #: 102542497 Seller's Inventory #: 47129
Category: Ammo - American Collectible - Ammo - Military Collectible
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
This is a very rare, full box, 8 original Benet primed rounds, of .45-70 ammunition manufactured for the Springfield Trapdoor rifle that had been equipped with the experimental Metcalfe attachment. This allowed for the attachment of a wood block containing 8 rounds of ammunition directly to the rifle just forward of the action allowing for quick reloading. Ammunition was ordered produced in wood blocks with the appropriate metal clips on the back for attachment and having a waterproofed material for the top section. The top has raised embossed type stating "8 RIFLE CARTRIDGES CAL 45" with side label on the attachment side reading "8 RIFLE-BALL / Calibre .45. 70 Grains Musket Powder / Put Up at Springfield Armory , Feb'y 1876" and on the outward side "CARTRIDGES. / Bullet, 405 Grains, / Made at Frankford Arsenal, January 1876". The top section has flaking with about 75% of the bottom portion of the label remaining, all darkened with the waterproofing agent applied when manufactured. The box is solid and the cartridges are in excellent condition. This is a very fine example of one of these surviving wood block boxes and a rare opportunity to acquire ammunition representing a fascination period in Military innovation scarcely seen outside of museums and very advanced collections.
Price: $1,095.00