Hello all. I found a Springfield Trapdoor rifle that says "U.S. Sprinfield 1883" on the side with a serial number of 45841 (can anyone SRS that please?). You can tell the rifle is old due to its patina but the wood is in very solid condition with no significant gouges or scratches. No rust that I saw. There are two cartouches on the left hand side. I'm assuming they are inspector stamps but the lettering is hard to make out. The trapdoor has "model 1873" stamped into the top which conflicts with the date stamped into the rifle. They want $1099 for it. I was thinking of trading some foreign milsurps I have as it would be a nice addition to my US milsurp collection. Can anyone tell me of anything else I should look for on it that would be correct? Anything I should be aware of given the information I just shared? Thanks.
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