
Auction: February 12th Gun & Indian Sale. Offered with a typed letter dated 21 February 2007 signed by Dr. 1873 Springfield 45/70 Carbine SRC Heavily brass tacked, brass cross, coup & tally markings, togia, marks great function SN 124032.
#1873 SPRINGFIELD CARBINE VALUE SERIAL NUMBER#
This serial number falls in the range of carbines shipped to Fort Keogh, Montanaįlayderman notes 'Pre-1876 carbines falling below the serial range of approximately 43,700 usually bring a premium value as they are considered pre-Custer Massacre/ 7th Cavalry types' Unsurprisingly the 1873 Trapdoor Springfield was picked as the board decided that reliability was preferable to capacity. Some were single shot, others were magazine-fed. Navy Arms Model 1873 Springfield Officer’s Trapdoor Navy Arms 1862 C.S.
#1873 SPRINGFIELD CARBINE VALUE DOWNLOAD#
PDF download from the Standard Catalog of Firearms. This is an very good condition Original Sp ringfield Model 1868-70 Allin Conversion 50-70 cal. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maine, 16 & 17 March 2009, lot 2422 Between 1872-1873 the US Ordnance held trails to determine a new rifle with the Springfield, Sharps, Peabody, Whitney, Spencer, Remington, and Winchester all being tested. Know what your Navy Arms firearms are worth with this up-to-date 17-page. Original Springfield Model 1868-70 Trapdoor. barrel, recent London black powder proof Footnotes With russet sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained by a spring-held barrel band stamped with inspector's mark 'U', original folding adjustable back-sight calibrated to '12' hundred yards, and to '5' hundred yards along the side, serial numbered action with characteristic hinged breech-block with sprung release lever and stamped 'Model 1873' above crossed arrows and eagle-head mark over 'US', plain tang, figured half-stock (some bruising and minor repairs) apparently with remains of inspector's stamp on the left side, stamped with unclear '36' on the comb in front of the heel tang, and '34' or '84' in front of the trigger-guard, steel mounts comprising curved butt-plate dot punched 'FF', trigger-guard without sling loop, interrupted forward loop, and bright saddle-bar and ring (some wear and light rust patination) (2)Ģ2in. The following information is taken from: Desription and Rules for the Management of the Springfield Rifle, Carbine and Army Revolver, 1874.
