Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Information Center THE U.S. SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLE INFORMATION CENTER THIS SITE SPECIALIZES IN: * U.S. SPRINGFIELD RIFLES & CARBINES PRODUCED BETWEEN 1865 & 1893 * * INDIAN WAR & SPAN-AM WAR: TRAPDOOR ARMS * * 1865-1893 MILITARY: BAYONETS, KNIVES, ENTRENCHING TOOLS/TROWELS, MILLS & PRAIRIE BELTS, MCKEEVER / DYER POUCHES & CARBINE BOOTS * Private E.C.
Terry's Marksman's Rifle Photographed by Paul Goodwin The silver engraving states: Fourth Prize Marksman Rifle Awarded by War Department to Private E.C. 4th Artillery Team of the Division of the Pacific, 1881 Two scores five consecutive shots at 200, 400 & 600 Yards. Total score, 124. Matched Sets of Book I (Memorial Ed.) and Book II (Standard Ed.) for $110 + $7 S/H!!! This is your opportunity to obtain both the 'New and Old Testaments' of the 'Trapdoor Bible' with matching gold embossed covers.
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Feb 27, 2018 - I have an 1873 Springfield trapdoor.45 cal. Learning the nashville number system. Carbine that has only the US Springfield 1873 inscription on the right side plate of the mechanism,.
I've recently acquired this Model 1884 that I was told was manufactured in 1886. I'd like to confirm that information since I don't see any dates stamped anywhere.
I'd also like to be able to confirm if it's in a correct condition, been refurbed/rebuilt, etc. It appears to be in its original military configuration (not chopped, sporterized, etc.), is in what I would consider to be VG condition, doesn't appear to be missing any parts (though I've not completely disassembled it yet), has the Buffington rear sight, and is chambered in.45-70 (the A-Zoom.45-70 snapcaps I have loaded and extracted just fine anyhow). The s/n is 316817 - assuming what I'm looking at is indeed the s/n - I'm very new to these rifles. I've got a bunch of photos I took that I have hosted online if that helps at all: Here are a few shots just because: Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Cheers, ~ Greg ~.
Thanks for posting that link, holes. If I'm reading the table correctly, the Springfield Armory didn't use seperate blocks of s/n for each of the different types? Or at least didn't start over or anything like that simply because they were building a different type of rifle? That's interesting. Looks like the manufacture date of 1886 is correct for my rifle, again assuming I'm reading the table correctly. Looks like it was one of the first ~10K rifles made in 1886 (with ~40K being made that year). Not being certain how consistently/regularly Springfield would have been making rifles that year.
I wonder if it's accurate at all to guess this rifle was made during the first quarter of the year, so sometime between Jan-Mar of 1886? I did also send the info to Keith, so we'll see what he comes up with, too. Thanks again!