Quote Originally Posted by Rafsob View Post
But in one book for serial numbers by year, it claims that no carbines were made in 1882?
To be precise, no new carbines.

That's what it says in "The 45-70 Springfield", Chapter 10. A very authoritative work that bears out what barbarossa has already witten. Section 10. has a list of known "rebuild" carbines from 1882 (and 1880-81) of this kind. The number quoted range from 181178 to 209867. Does yours fall into this range?


Patrick