4302 ASSEMBLED SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR SINGLE SHOT RIFLE.

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 500.00 USD
Estimated at 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Cal. 45-70. S# 9045 (found on left side of receiver). Bbl. 32 5/8" of Model 1873 caliber & style. Blade front sight w/ Model 1873 rear sight. Model 1868 style receiver as normally found on 50-70 caliber rifles. 1869 dated high arch breech block. Case colored 1863 dated lock. Two band fastened walnut stock. Left side of stock has "CGC" cartouche. Silver finished musket buttplate w/ standard "US" marking forward of peak screw. Rear portion of peak is engraved "LT. COL. A.H. FRANKLIN / TEXAS" followed by a lone star. Buttplate between lower screw & toe has a spray of foliate scroll engraving. The combination of parts from different models on this rifle raise many questions. Examples of Officer's Sporting Rifles built on Model 1868 or 1870 rifles w/ full stocks are known. However, no explanation for the Model 1873 45-70 barrel on such an arm can be found. Whether the work on this rifle was done by a government arsenal or other sources is unknown. UNATTCHED ACCESORIES: wood muzzle plug. CONDITION: bbl. & action retain 70% finish. Lock has 70% lightly faded case colors. Bbl. bands & trigger guard have faded to brown. Silver finished buttplate has acquired a mild tarnish. Unsanded stock has age darkened appearance w/ scattered scratches & marks. Lightly pitted bore has worn rifling. (01-26390/DS). ANTIQUE. $1,000-2,000.