A Model 1868 U.S. Springfield Rifle
A Model 1868 U.S. Springfield Rifle, a.k.a “Trapdoor.†Made by Springfield Armoury, c.1868-1872; total quantity 51,389.
Serial numbered on barrel and receiver. Lock marking of eagle and US/SPRINGFIELD forward of the hammer; dated 1863. Breechblock dated 1870 and small eagle head over crossed arrows over US.
A nice clean example.
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