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Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 .45-70 Govt Single (Read 2228 times)

texasmac Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1866 Location: Central Texas Joined: Aug 16^th, 2004	Re: Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 .45-70 Govt Single Reply #15 - Jun 23^rd, 2023 at 8:40pm	Print Post
	Here's an 1884 I recently sold. IT's in unfired perfect condition since it left the factory. It came out of Springfield's shipping box covered on cosmoline. Not a ding or mark of any kind on the word or metal. A gorgeous rifle. Wayne

	NRA Life (Benefactor & President's Council) Member, TSRA Life Member, NSSF Member, Author & Publisher of the Browning BPCR book
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Crown-C Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 440 Location: St. Marys Kansas Joined: Apr 6^th, 2009	Re: Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 .45-70 Govt Single Reply #16 - Jun 23^rd, 2023 at 9:21pm	Print Post
	I have a couple that are nice, but certainly not straight out of the cosmoline! A lucky buyer who should enjoy owning it.

	Richard Crown-C Ranch in the Flinthills NRA Life Member ASSRA Member # 10366 Member & Founders Society, Cody Firearms Museum Veteran
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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2783 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 .45-70 Govt Single Reply #17 - Jun 24^th, 2023 at 12:22pm	Print Post
	Back in 1958, when I was a senior in high school, I walked into a gunshop and saw a Springfield Armory shipping crate with 10 brand-new .50/70 trapdoors in it. Selling price was $35 each, or probably $350 for the whole crate. I already had a .50/70 Navy roller and "knew" that I couldn't buy ammo, so I let one of those trapdoors slip away.


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