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waksupi Newbie Offline Posts: 2 Location: Somers, Montana Joined: Dec 12^th, 2006	Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Mar 31^st, 2016 at 7:43am	Print Post
	I usually just lurk here, absorbing information. I thought some of you may like to see a Trapdoor I finished building this week. Before and after pictures, this gun had been used as a movie prop in "Gunga Din". (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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Premod70 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 864 Location: North Carolina Joined: Jan 16^th, 2016	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #1 - Mar 31^st, 2016 at 8:44am	Print Post
	Nice work, very balanced look.


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2224 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #2 - Mar 31^st, 2016 at 9:28am	Print Post
	Good looking rifle, nice job. Certainly a case where one did not have to worry about modifying an original. Nice save. Chuck


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11421 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #3 - Mar 31^st, 2016 at 2:56pm	Print Post
	I like it. Joe.

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JerryH Frequent Elocutionist Online ASSRA Member #10876 Posts: 1240 Location: Easton, CA Joined: Nov 9^th, 2014	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #4 - Mar 31^st, 2016 at 3:56pm	Print Post
	A really classic looking Trapdoor sporting rifle. You did a great job. How long is the barrel, and what did you use for a buttplate? JerryH

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chawk Full Member Offline Posts: 208 Location: Virginia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2014	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #5 - Mar 31^st, 2016 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	You get two thumbs up from me too. Nice job restoring that old classic. She's a beaut.


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rollingblock Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 383 Location: Texas part of New Mexico Joined: Aug 19^th, 2012	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #6 - Mar 31^st, 2016 at 8:45pm	Print Post
	Nice job waksupi. Where did the stock come from?


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jfeldman ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1078 Location: Imperial Beach, Ca Joined: Nov 5^th, 2005	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #7 - Apr 1^st, 2016 at 7:36pm	Print Post
	That is a handsome rifle, waksupi! Regards, Joe


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3846 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #8 - Apr 1^st, 2016 at 8:21pm	Print Post
	Yes, it's gorgeous. I'm trying hard to remember back 50 years but didn't the old Williams Converting Military Rifles have a chapter on the trapdoor?


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #9 - Apr 1^st, 2016 at 10:35pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Apr 1^st, 2016 at 12:42pm: If I owned a Trapdoor, I'd want it to look exactly like your reincarnation! Great job! If you want to do one, I have parts, but the barrels are shot. Would have to get a good barrel fitted.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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Mike Gish Full Member Offline Posts: 183 Location: colorado Joined: Jul 6^th, 2006	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #10 - Apr 1^st, 2016 at 10:48pm	Print Post
	I always wanted one of those movie prop 45-70s that were made up to look like flintlocks, but every thing I have heard about them, they are pretty rough by the time the studio's turn loose of them. I have seen any number of them in vintage movies.


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PORK AND BEANS Junior Member Offline Posts: 64 Location: clovis,ca Joined: Sep 13^th, 2009	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #11 - Apr 2^nd, 2016 at 12:48pm	Print Post
	Nice looking rifle!


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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1010 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #12 - Apr 2^nd, 2016 at 1:11pm	Print Post
	Nice work! Kurt

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Trapdoor Springfield rebirth Reply #13 - Apr 2^nd, 2016 at 4:13pm	Print Post
	Mike Gish wrote on Apr 1^st, 2016 at 10:48pm: I always wanted one of those movie prop 45-70s that were made up to look like flintlocks, but every thing I have heard about them, they are pretty rough by the time the studio's turn loose of them. I have seen any number of them in vintage movies. All you need is a flintlock lock and you could swap them ack and forht form shooter to looker

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