Photos of my Breach Loading BP rifles

[cowtownscout]

Here are two group photos (front and back) of the BP cartridge breach loading rifle I currently have in my care along with the slings, bayonets and scabbards. If this works I will be posting group photos of other arms in the appropriate forums.
Scout

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Black Powder Cartridge Breach Loading Rifles
1) Model 1865 Joslyn Rifle, Springfield, made 1865, .50-60 Rim Fire cal., socket bayonet (will take the .56-50 spencer ammunition, first thought to be a conversion it was discovered in 1972 that this rifle was specifically designed and built for metallic cartridges, original production of 3,007 RF made in 1865 and then 1,600 of them were converted to .50-70 in 1871 for sale in Europe to France)
2) Model 1870 Navy Rolling Block type 2, Springfield, made 1870-1871, .50-70 cal., sword bayonet (Type 1 production of 10,000 rifles and Type 2 production of 12,000)
3) Model 1870 Sharps Rifle, Springfield, made 1870-1871 (1870), .50-70 cal., socket bayonet (the Ordnance Department procured 700 sharps percussion actions modified for metallic cartridges as well as 300 newly made metallic cartridge actions for Springfield’s use and the remainder of the 1,000 rifles was all Springfield, they also produced 308 carbines with converted actions)
4) Model 1871 Rolling Block, Springfield, made 1872, .50-70 cal., socket bayonet (the model 1871 was produced for the National Guard and Militia units and not issued to the regular Army, 10,000 were made)
5) Model 1871 Ward Burton Rifle, Springfield, made 1872, .50-70 cal., socket bayonet (first bolt action used by US in combat, misc. parts from CW arms and trapdoors were used on this rifle, 1,011 rifles and 312 carbines were made by Springfield)
6) Model 1871 Spencer Rifle, Springfield, made 1871, .56-50 cal., socket bayonet (not part of the Army trials however there were 1,109 rifles made from CW carbine actions, they were never issued to troops)
7) Model 1882 Chaffee-Reece Rifle, Springfield, made 1883-1884 (1884), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (total of 753 rifles made)

[bruce]

Tremendous rifles that reflect a time of rapid change. Had forgotten the WB was used in combat. For sme reason it just looks right. Sincerely. bruce.