Guns International #: 102796445
Seller's Inventory #: 240738

Category - Springfield Rifles - Trapdoor - Antique Rifles - Cartridge

Category
Springfield Rifles - Trapdoor
Antique Rifles - Cartridge

Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1873 “TRAPDOOR” .45-70 GOVT Rifle with BAYONET Single Shot U.S. MILITARY Rifle SWP/1884 Cartouche

Description:
Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1873 “TRAPDOOR” .45-70 GOVT Rifle with BAYONET  

Single Shot U.S. MILITARY Rifle SWP/1884 Cartouche

Here we present an antique U.S. Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor Rifle, manufactured in 1884 by the Springfield Armory. This rifle was manufactured circa January of 1884, nearing the end of the Indian Wars and just six years before the Wounded Knee massacre. After the Civil War, the War Department wanted a breech-loading rifle. To be specific, it wanted a breech-loading rifle that would chamber a self-primed, metallic cartridge. Amazingly, despite the adoption of the ill-fated Model 1882 Chaffee-Reese Bolt Action Magazine Rifle, new models of trapdoor rifles continued to be produced and used all the way through the mid-1890s, until finally, the Krag-Jorgensen was adopted.

As white settlers moved into the Great Plains region, they battled the Plains Indian tribes in a series of conflicts known as the Sioux Wars, which lasted from 1854 to 1890. In 1875, the discovery of gold in the Black Hills region of South Dakota brought prospective miners into the area and onto the hunting grounds of the Sioux Indians. The US Army responded to the pleas of the white settlers and miners for protection against the Sioux, and the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 erupted. It was the last major conflict between the U.S. Army and the Sioux tribe. The U.S. continued to see unrest and conflict with the displaced Native Americans during this time, all the way through to the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29th, 1890. Trapdoors continued to see use all the way through the Spanish American War.

This example has a clear “SWP/1884” cartouche on the on the left stock, for Springfield Master Armorer Samuel W. Porter.

The overall condition is good+. Original patina throughout with some original blue finish. The action is excellent. The bore is bright with sharp rifling. There is a clear “SWP” cartouche and circle P on the stock. The stock shows use and remains solid. Cleaning rod is absent. The bayonet is in great shape.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 32-5/8 inches.

Caliber: .45-70 GOVT

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1400

#240738
 

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Antique: Yes