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[JAG1]

I have a Springfield trapdoor rifle 1873 Serial: 316394 does it show up in any of the books?
your help would be great appreciated.

[Johnny P]

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316152 84R 041692 batty e 4th art to sa

316396 84R 012992 sa museum spar 5970

[JAG1]

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316152 84R 041692 batty e 4th art to sa

316396 84R 012992 sa museum spar 5970



Thank You Sir so much.,

[Dick Hosmer]

Does your rifle, by any chance, have a sliding combination cleaning rod & bayonet? That number is right in the range where they occur.

[JAG1]

Does your rifle, by any chance, have a sliding combination cleaning rod & bayonet? That number is right in the range where they occur.

Yes sir it does I attached picture

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[Dick Hosmer]

5035150350Well, then, you have an "interesting" piece! With that serial number, it almost certainly WAS one of the 1000 Model 1884 Experimenal Rod-bayonet rifles. Nearly all of them were converted to the standard "production" M1888 rod-bayonet rifles such as yours. The conversions are not WORTH anything more, but they DO have that interesting little cachet. Unaltered versions are EXTREMELY rare today - probably no more than 25-50 escaped. In the photo the rare version is on the left, standard on the right. Added better picture - sorry was lazy at first. They LOOK very similar but nearly everything is different. There is more wood in the rare stock, so fakery is basically impossible.

[JAG1]

Thank you Dick for this interesting information
I appreciate it it's good to know a little bit more about the rifle
again my sincere Thanks