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Currently US $419 First bid $350 Quantity 1 # of bids 5 Time left 14d 16h 18m 40s+ Started 2024-11-06 00:00:00 Ends 2024-12-05 17:00:00

Springfield Armory, Model: 1884 Trapdoor Springfield, Cal: .45-70 MFG: 1890, S/N: 491304, Trapdoor single-shot rifle, 32 1/2'' barrel.

CONDITION: The straight wrist black walnut stock is very good as being lightly sanded & oiled. The stock also has various small nicks, dings, dents, scratches, & wear from use/age. There are a few cracks around the rear lock plate screw, on the left side of the stock. All that remains of the circle ''P'' proof on the bottom of the wrist is the faint remains of the circle. There is no visible inspectors cartouche on the stock. The heal of the stock has a cutout & screw holes for a tag. The metal has mostly toned to a chocolate brown patina with gun metal gray showing in areas & spotting of darker brown patina. The lock plate has worn to a gun metal gray with spotty patina. The left side of the barrel is stamped with a ''V'' over ''P'' over a eagles head, ''P'', ''I''. The top of the breech block is stamped ''U.S.'', ''MODEL'', ''1884''. The rear of the Receiver is marked with the S/N. The lock plate is marked with a American eagle, ''U.S.'', ''SPRINGFIELD'', the markings are starting to wear down & fade. Both barrel bands are marked ''U''.. The bore is very good. Its bright with strong rifling, but has a few spots of light roughness/pitting. The barrel holds a blade front sight with a Buffington rear sight. The stock carried a steel trapdoor buttplate that's worn gray & has roughness, nothing inside the trapdoor. The upper tang of the buttplate is marked ''US''. The stock carries both sling swivels with the stacking loop. Rifle has its cleaning rod. Antique No FFL Req.

HISTORY: The trapdoor Springfield was one of if not the best conversion of a muzzleloader to a breechloader ever adopted my a world power. The Conversion was invented by Erskine S. Allin, who was the master armorer at the Springfield Arsenal from 1848-1879. his originally conversion was the M1865. it used the original 58 Caliber barrels from the M1863 Muzzleloaders & just added a breech to load cartridges from the rear. In the next design in 1866 it would go to a .50 Cal rim fire round, still using the original barrels they just brazed in a barrel sleeve & bored it to .50 cal. The trapdoor mechanism was also simplified. There would be many more models & updates done through the years until the rifle was adopted formally by the military in 1873, at this time it would be chambered in the .45-70 cartridge that we know today. The 1884 model is the second to last model produced. The most noteworthy upgrade on this model is the Buffington rear sight. It was a sight suited for more accurate target shoot & not really meant for quick battlefield aiming. Subsequently it was loved by marksmen, but the general troops found it annoying & overly complicated to use over the previous sight. This model also included the upgrades done on the design between 1878 & 1883 like a serrated trigger & improved lock work.. Antique No FFL Req. - Value: 700 to 1400

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Springfield Armory, Model: 1884 Trapdoor Springfield, Cal: .45-7... Item # 4306 Current bid: US $419   Bid increment: US $21 Your minimum bid or spread bid: (Minimum bid: $440) (Do not include a dollar sign in your bid amount)   Your bid is a contract - Place a bid only if you're serious about buying the item. If you are the winning bidder, you will enter into a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller.

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