1873 Trapdoor Springfield Questions
A friend asked me about this Springfield, and I am woefully ignorant when it comes to them so I have to ask. My friend is looking for a fare asking price and realizes that the blockage will diminish value.
Here is the email he sent to me with descriptions and pictures
Emails I have received concerning this rifle.
Ron, here is the pics and info on the Springfield,thanks for you help,Bruce
the barrel is 25 1/2 ",the blockage is 6" from the breech,it is 45-70,i took pics of the markings,on the bottom of the butt there is a P with a circle around it,on the left side a box with 3 letters SWP(maybe) with 1884 under the letters,on each barrel band there is a U,on the barrel there is some markings also
"doesn't seem to be any swelling at (at the plugged point),when i got the gun,there was a wood plug with epoxy in the barrel end,i drilled that out,i tried to pound the other one out and it won't move"
"Got the serial # 257964"
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Any help would be greatly appreciated