New to trapdoor 1884

[BRANDON4570]

[ATTACH][ATTACH]Attachment 113120[/ATTACH][/ATTACH]I have just acquired a 1884 trapdoor and would like to find some information on it... it is a pistol....108417 is the serial number on it

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[Patrick Chadwick]

My information is that only 2 genuine Trapdoor pistols were ever made. And they are both in museums.

Anything else is a "bitsa" made up from surplus parts for fun, film or fraud.

For instance: 108417 would be a Trapdoor receiver made in 1879. Which, of course, does not match a trapdoor marked "US Model 1884".

[RCS]

I have seen a few conversions to pistol, even fired one with black powder many years ago. we use to call them pirate pistols

[rcathey]

I bid on one but lost at Rock Island just a bit ago. I think they’re VERY cool.

[browningautorifle]

I'd love to see the rest of it, personally if it were loaded down a bit for arthritis I'd love to try it. Maybe two round ball...or three.