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Hello!
New member here, NRA member since 1969 and I have found a new passion in the Springfield Trapdoors.
I have recently become the owner of an Model 1873 owned by my best friend's father who has owned it since 1941. His father was a black powder shooter and reloader with several non-trapdoor firearms in his possession both black powder and modern firearms (some still for sale, I am on commission to sell them) and his father took very good care of his rifles/pistols.
This particular rifle I chose to buy myself at a very reasonable price with vintage ammo that appears to be worth more than the rifle itself after some research!
This trapdoor appears to be a standard rifle, 1883 cartouche, all the proper markings (P for proof fired), Buffington rear sights, etc. It has very clean rifling in the barrel.
However, I cannot for the LIFE of me find this type of fixed front sight even in Joe Poyer's book The .45-70 Springfield nor any other examples of it. It is a very HIGH fixed from sight, so much so that the bayonet will not fit over it.
Photo below.
Could this fixed front sight have been put on sometime between the manufacturer date and 1941?
Here are the rest of the pictures of the rifle. (2 pages) Bayonet shown as well.
http://sportsdad60.smugmug.com/1873-...or-45/n-gxR9F/
Here is just a fraction of the ammo that came with the rifle. I have recently had an inspection done on the barrel and plan to fire just a few loads of newer Powder River .45-70 -405 grain ammo soon. The trap is very sturdy (no rattle) and the bore in extremely good condition.
I am a Trapdoor newbie and appreciate any and all feedback and opinions!
New member here, NRA member since 1969 and I have found a new passion in the Springfield Trapdoors.
I have recently become the owner of an Model 1873 owned by my best friend's father who has owned it since 1941. His father was a black powder shooter and reloader with several non-trapdoor firearms in his possession both black powder and modern firearms (some still for sale, I am on commission to sell them) and his father took very good care of his rifles/pistols.
This particular rifle I chose to buy myself at a very reasonable price with vintage ammo that appears to be worth more than the rifle itself after some research!
This trapdoor appears to be a standard rifle, 1883 cartouche, all the proper markings (P for proof fired), Buffington rear sights, etc. It has very clean rifling in the barrel.
However, I cannot for the LIFE of me find this type of fixed front sight even in Joe Poyer's book The .45-70 Springfield nor any other examples of it. It is a very HIGH fixed from sight, so much so that the bayonet will not fit over it.
Photo below.
Could this fixed front sight have been put on sometime between the manufacturer date and 1941?
Here are the rest of the pictures of the rifle. (2 pages) Bayonet shown as well.
http://sportsdad60.smugmug.com/1873-...or-45/n-gxR9F/
Here is just a fraction of the ammo that came with the rifle. I have recently had an inspection done on the barrel and plan to fire just a few loads of newer Powder River .45-70 -405 grain ammo soon. The trap is very sturdy (no rattle) and the bore in extremely good condition.
I am a Trapdoor newbie and appreciate any and all feedback and opinions!
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