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1873 trapdoor carbine what are these numbers on the side of the lock plate
i have a 1873 springfield trapdoor carbine. have been trying to find some info on this old girl and it has a circle of 5s around the lock plate. what dose this mean? is this another put toghter gun from parts or? it is a low serial number 4 digits. any help would really help thanks i tried to take the best pictures i could. i have look on the internet and have yet to see any others that have anything like this on the side.