Moller) collection initials marked at the toe of the stock. 45 caliber trapdoor rifles and carbines that were extensively used through the late 19th century Indian Wars and even on into the Philippine-American War in the early 20th century. 50-70 Government before the introduction of the.
These Model 1870 rifles and carbines were the final trapdoors manufactured in. It has the standard fixed blade front sight and 1,000 yard notch/folding ladder rear sight, an "1863" dated lock, "MODEL/1870/eagle head/crossed arrows/US" marked breechblock, "US" marked buttplate, and a circled script "ESA" (Erskine S.
#1873 springfield trapdoor value serial
The defining characteristics of this model include no serial number, a high arch underneath the breech block measuring 2 3/16" across, and the front receiver section measures 1 13/32" long which is 2 1/8" shorter than the Model 1868 before it and the same length as on the subsequent Model 1873. Springfield Model 1870 Trapdoor rifle, one of approximately 11,192 rifles manufactured c. Return to the Trapdoor Collector home page via this link.This is an absolutely stunning example of a U.S. (Special characters such as $#~!&*()><% :?^'"`\/= will be filtered out from any posting). Please answer the riddle feature to prevent spam: 17 (plus+) 14 (equals =) McCartney - Wednesday, 11 December 2019, at 7:50 p.m. I post this here, so anybody reading can give their opinion on my approximate values, or chip in with their own estimates, to try and help your friend get the best money he can for this gun/or parts. During the eight-year production run, Springfield made improvements to the later models. It was produced by the Springfield Armory of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1884 to 1892. Send me those, pics, and I will try to get you better values for your starting bids for the parts your sick friend may just get a nice smile on his face after all.Best wishes. The Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle is a breech-loading, single-shot rifle chambered for the. That is why you see so many sellers on ebay buying complete guns, and stripping them down into individual parts to sell. If sold as just a parts gun,like on Gun Broker, you are looking at getting probably $200 to $300 plus, or minus for the whole assembly. so depending on your type of butt plate, type of Buffington rear sight, and type, and condition of the wood stock, the gun could still be worth about $1,000 in just parts.
#1873 springfield trapdoor value serial number
Your receiver is pretty corroded in the serial number area, so that will affect the value downward in both cases. If it is a cut down rifle unit the price drops down to $75 to $125+ depending on the quality of the work that was done. If the barreled receiver assembly proves to be a true carbine unit, and has a nice shiny bore, with good rifling, it can go for between $200 and $400 plus. This is about $600 minimum in parts so far.Now the tang on the barreled receiver is worth about $30+ if removed properly, if it becomes damaged the price goes down, without a picture of the underside front of the stock, and the butt plate end, I can not estimate a close value of the stock for you, but get me a couple of pic's and I will try. an extractor can go for about $30+, Complete 1884 breech block $80+, saddle bar with ring $125+, plain butt plate $30+,trap type butt plate with oval hole $50+, trap type butt plate with keyhole style $70+, incomplete trigger assembly ( no swivel) $25+, Hinge pin $10+, Buffington rear sight with screws marked R $85+, Marked C $125+, Buffington type barrel band $5 to $15+ (In reality you can almost not give them away, The demand is for the un-notched type barrel band.), band spring $10+, Complete lock, with 1873 date $125+, extractor spring, with pin $15+, Butt plate screws set, $15+, trigger guard screw set $5+. It is all depending on who is looking for what at the time, and the condition of the parts. However, if it can be broken down into parts, and sold on Ebay, you may be surprised at how much it can reap.
It would not be to your friends advantage to sugar coat things, or lead him to believe it has any great value, as it is. Posted by David Bell on Wednesday, 11 December 2019, at 11:11 a.m., in response to 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbine, posted by Ed Hollo on Sunday, 8 December 2019, at 2:29 p.m.Įd.
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