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Sat, Apr 13, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 33

US Springfield model 1873 trapdoor rifle

Estimate: $300 - $500
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US Springfield model 1873 trapdoor rifle, .45-70 caliber, with buckhorn rear sight, inspector proof dated 1879 on left wrist, walnut stock, the lock inscribed US Springfield, with eagle, corrugated hammer, 32 5/8" barrel. SN #118846 Provenance: The Firearms & Militaria Collection of Robert Spangler Jr., West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Condition

Good overall condition, retaining 50% original blue, stocks show normal handling marks with a strong cartouche and FB carved into the stock below the breech on the left side, with period leather sling. Missing hammer screw.