Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this Very Rare historical single-shot rifle today for auction, this is the Springfield Ward Burton 1871 Carbine!
*Only 316 Carbine's were produced for the 13th Infantry and 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th Cavalry companies.*
*Only 316 Carbine's were produced for the 13th Infantry and 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th Cavalry companies.*
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Springfield
Model: Ward Burton 1871 Carbine
Serial: No Serial
Date of Manufacture: 1871
Caliber: .50-70
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 22"
Optics/Sights: Blade front / Ladder style rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut stock
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Bolt stamped "Ward Burton.Patent Dec.20.1859 Feb.21.1871" Buttplate stamped "US", left side of pistol grip stamped "ESA", "JWK" stamped above saddle ring, barrel band stamped with a "U", left side of receiver stamped with the eagle motif and US / SPRINGFIELD 1871
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Ward Burton 1871 Carbine
Serial: No Serial
Date of Manufacture: 1871
Caliber: .50-70
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 22"
Optics/Sights: Blade front / Ladder style rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut stock
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Bolt stamped "Ward Burton.Patent Dec.20.1859 Feb.21.1871" Buttplate stamped "US", left side of pistol grip stamped "ESA", "JWK" stamped above saddle ring, barrel band stamped with a "U", left side of receiver stamped with the eagle motif and US / SPRINGFIELD 1871
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 1871 Ward-Burton was one of the early experimental rifles trialled by the US military in its search for a new breechloading rifle to replace the theoretically-interim Allin conversion that made muzzle-loading rifles into Trapdoor Springfields. Four breechloading cartridge rifles were selected for field trials in the early 1870s: the Sharps, the Trapdoor Springfield (as a control), the Remington Rolling Block, and the Ward-Burton bolt action. It was a single-shot design, and the only one of the trial designs that would not have already been relatively familiar to US troops at the time. While the bolt action system is ubiquitous today, it was quite novel in the 1870s.
Mechanically, the Ward-Burton was fairly standard by today’s standards, although it used two sets of interrupted threads at the rear of the bolt for locking, rather than the two large front lugs preferred today. The names associated with it are two US Generals, William Ward and Bethel Burton. Ward held a patent on the bolt action system the rifle used (US Patent 81,059), and Burton held a patent on the extractor/ejector mechanism (US Patent 99,504). In total, 1013 Ward-Burton rifles (32 1/8″ barrel) and 316 carbines (22″ barrel) were manufactured by Springfield chambered for the then-standard .50-70 cartridge, and issued to a variety of units. These included the 13th Infantry and 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th Cavalry companies.
Return Policy:We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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