Sealed Bid Auction - March 2020 : Sale S0320 Lot 4027
A .45/70 (GOVT) SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE SIGNED SPRINGFIELD, MODEL 1878 TRAPDOOR, serial no. 270217,
Product Details
A .45/70 (GOVT) SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE SIGNED SPRINGFIELD, MODEL '1878 TRAPDOOR', serial no. 270217, With re-proved 32 1/2in. barrel missing rear-sight, flip-up breech, plain signed lock (drilled with auxiliary holes) and walnut full-stock with iron furniture and underbarrel clearing rod
Provenance: This is possibly one of the many Trapdoor Springfields retro-fitted with a dummy flintlock mechanism and used during the filming of the 1970 motion picture 'Waterloo'
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Estimate £150-250
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act