Main Sale - December 2010 : Sale A1048 Lot 1136 - S1
SPRINGFIELD ARMORY A .45-70 (GOVT) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE RIFLE, MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR, serial no. 27015,
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SPRINGFIELD ARMORY
A .45-70 (GOVT) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE RIFLE, MODEL 1873 'TRAPDOOR', serial no. 27015,
circa 1875, with 32 1/2in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight and micro-adjustable ladder rear-sight, lifting breech-block marked 'US MODEL 1873', flat lock-plate stamped 'US SPRINGFIELD' with an 'American Eagle' trade-mark (faint), walnut full-stock with steel furniture, solid heel-plate, two barrel-bands and original clearing rod, all exposed metal surfaces pitted and stained
Estimate £250-350
S1