Springfield Model 1878 Trapdoor Rifle GI#: 101468483 #1067A SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1878 TRAPDOOR RIFLE, 45-70, SN 3480XX, 32 1/2” bbl., cartouche dated 1886 on left side of stock, correct ladder rear sight, original ramrod, missing sling swivels, near ...Click for more info Democrats were suggesting peace overtures to the Confederacy, and the White House was rightfully nervous about Abraham Lincoln’s reelection chances.Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton instructed Chief of Ordnance A.B. There is a trace of inspector marks and it has a few dent but it looks good. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in our various magazines. The name Springfield on the frame is difficult to see. In 1873, the caliber was shrunk again, down to .45, in an attempt to improve downrange performance. The 39” tapered round barrel is fitted with an adjustable one leaf rear sight and a fixed bead front sight. The barrel and
Springfield 1873 1878, 45/70 with a 32" barrel. The Danes, Dutch, Chinese, Russians, Turks and even the pope’s bodyguards ordered them too.But not the U.S. Army, which—remembering patent infringement claims paid a decade earlier—was hesitant to give up on the Trapdoor Springfield. Both were driven by presidential ambitions.The 1873 Springfield carried by Custer’s 7th Cavalry was a carbine, a foot shorter than the model carried by the New York volunteers in Cuba. The Remington was everything the Trapdoor Springfield wasn’t: It was simple to manufacture, easy to operate, and strong enough to make the eventual transition to smokeless powder. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt found himself in a tight spot on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba, on July 1, 1898. Cavalry troopers could charge with pistol and saber, but when engaged in sustained action, they were told to dismount and fight from the ground in groups of four. Roosevelt did not hesitate. U.S. Springfield 1886 Experimental Trapdoor .45-70 carbine. The bullet—traveling at about 1,100 feet per second—was so slow, troopers claimed, an Indian had time to duck after he saw the smoke. But in the Trapdoor Springfield, the .45-70 was a miserable failure.But no matter. Its predecessor, the Model 1865, was ostensibly the brainchild of one Erskine Allin, master armorer at the government’s arsenal at Springfield, Mass. Email me if you would li
Springfield 45-70 rifle
Good bore
Great condition for age. .45-70
45-70, VG bore, sling swivels, cleaning rod, original military rear sight adj. Once the trigger was pulled, and the soldier fully recovered from the rather stout recoil, the process would begin again, this time with the muzzle elevated so the expended case, if it did not seize in the chamber, could clear the action. #1067A SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1878 TRAPDOOR RIFLE, 45-70, SN 3480XX, 32 1/2” bbl., cartouche dated 1886 on left side of stock, correct ladder rear sight, original ramrod, missing sling swivels, near mint condition, mint bore, 98% blue on bbl., 100% casehardening on breech, … BARREL LENGTH 32 1/2" BORE EXCELLENT. But the sustained fire from the defenders threw back one Indian charge after another with heavy losses. A very nice 1st Model Trapdoor carbine with beautiful case coloring on the breech block. 32½” Round barrel with fair bore with roughness toward the muzzle. The stock cartouche is dated 1887, and the serial number dates to 1888. The stock cartouche has been sanded and only the sub inspector B is located behind the trigger guard tang. The resulting .45-70 cartridge went on to fame in Winchesters and Remingtons, and—loaded with smokeless powder—remains a popular “dangerous game” hunting cartridge today.