1888 mfg. Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1884 TRAPDOOR .45-70 Rifle INDIAN WARS Single Shot U.S. MILITARY Rifle WESTWARD EXPANSION

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1888 mfg. Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1884 TRAPDOOR .45-70 Rifle INDIAN WARS

Single Shot U.S. MILITARY Rifle WESTWARD EXPANSION

Here we present an antique U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle, manufactured in 1888 by the Springfield Armory. This rifle was manufactured nearing the end of the Indian Wars and just two 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 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 U.S. 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.

The overall condition is very good. Original smooth brown patina. Strong action. The bore is in good shape, slightly dimmed. The rifling is strong. Stock is solid, with an expected amount of handling wear. Cartouche remnants on the left wrist. “S.C.” marked buttplate tang.

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Barrel is 32-5/8 inches.

Caliber: .45-70 GOVT

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1750

#257039
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $1,750.00
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