My .45-70 Trapdoor rifle has a 1873 dated breech block with low arch(?), the cartouche is SWP/1886 and it has a 1884 Buffington rear sight. Is it a Model 1873 or a Model 1884?
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My .45-70 Trapdoor rifle has a 1873 dated breech block with low arch(?), the cartouche is SWP/1886 and it has a 1884 Buffington rear sight. Is it a Model 1873 or a Model 1884?
Model 1884. The early 1884's had 1873 breech blocks.