Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this historical single-shot rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: U.S. Springfield Armory
Model: 1884 "Trapdoor"
Serial: 179967
Date of Manufacture: 1882
Caliber: .45-70 Government
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 32 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Blade Front with Adjustable Buffington Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Single Shot Trapdoor
Markings: The block is clearly marked in three lines: U.S. / MODEL / 1884. The lock is marked with a {Spread-Winged Eagle} and in two lines: U.S. / SPRINGFIELD. The barrel shows the expected V / P / {Eagle Head} proof marks, as well as an additional P indicating the barrel had been joined to a receiver and tested and a small A inspection. The belly of the stock is marked with the {Circle-P} firing proof.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The conclusion of the American Civil War not only ended the open military conflict between the United Stated and the Southern Confederacy, it also ended the age of the percussion ignition, muzzleloading rifle musket as the primary infantry weapon of war. The Civil War had proven that the breechloading firearm, utilizing a self-contained metallic cartridge, was certainly the new king of the battlefield. However, the newly victorious United States found themselves with a massive debt load incurred by the war and an equally massive inventory of muzzleloading percussion long arms that were not completely obsolete. Even as the war was drawing to a close, the Ordnance Department was looking for a way to upgrade the stocks of obsolete arms to cartridge breechloaders, as they had no funding to procure new arms. To that end, on September 19, 1865 Erskine S. Allin, the Master Armorer at the Springfield Armory, received US Patent #49,959 for his Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms and what would be known as the Trapdoor system was born.
In 1884, the most refined version of the rifle was adopted the Model 1884. This version was culmination of all of the other experimentation and modifications tried with t he earlier pattern guns and had some ten years of field trials behind it. Although the Model 1888 would replace the Model 1884 in 1889, the primary change with the new model was the adoption of a sliding ramrod bayonet that replaced the traditional socket bayonet, an “improvement” that few users in the field considered such. The primary upgrade for the M1884 rifle was the Buffington rear sight that allowed for precise adjustment for both windage and elevation.
The M1884 also introduced new breech block model designation markings for the first time since the Model 1873 with Model 1884 being used on this model and through the end of production. As with other changes and upgrades the new model marking was applied after existing stocks of 1873 marked breech blocks were used up, thus early production M1884 rifles produced in 1886 and early 1887 usually have 1873 marked breech blocks.
Offered today is a fine example of an early production US Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle. These guns were the mainstay of the US military from the end of the Indian Wars period through the Spanish American War, despite the adoption of the Model 1892 Krag Rifle. More M1884 Rifles were produced than any of the other patterns and it is probably the most representative of the “Trapdoor” model rifles.
This US Model 1884 Rifle is serial number 179967 and was produced in 1882. The block is clearly marked in three lines: U.S. / MODEL / 1884. The lock is marked with a {Spread-Winged Eagle} and in two lines: U.S. / SPRINGFIELD. The barrel shows the expected V / P / {Eagle Head} proof marks, as well as an additional P indicating the barrel had been joined to a receiver and tested and a small A inspection. The belly of the stock is marked with the {Circle-P} firing proof.
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.
Model: 1884 "Trapdoor"
Serial: 179967
Date of Manufacture: 1882
Caliber: .45-70 Government
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 32 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Blade Front with Adjustable Buffington Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Single Shot Trapdoor
Markings: The block is clearly marked in three lines: U.S. / MODEL / 1884. The lock is marked with a {Spread-Winged Eagle} and in two lines: U.S. / SPRINGFIELD. The barrel shows the expected V / P / {Eagle Head} proof marks, as well as an additional P indicating the barrel had been joined to a receiver and tested and a small A inspection. The belly of the stock is marked with the {Circle-P} firing proof.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The conclusion of the American Civil War not only ended the open military conflict between the United Stated and the Southern Confederacy, it also ended the age of the percussion ignition, muzzleloading rifle musket as the primary infantry weapon of war. The Civil War had proven that the breechloading firearm, utilizing a self-contained metallic cartridge, was certainly the new king of the battlefield. However, the newly victorious United States found themselves with a massive debt load incurred by the war and an equally massive inventory of muzzleloading percussion long arms that were not completely obsolete. Even as the war was drawing to a close, the Ordnance Department was looking for a way to upgrade the stocks of obsolete arms to cartridge breechloaders, as they had no funding to procure new arms. To that end, on September 19, 1865 Erskine S. Allin, the Master Armorer at the Springfield Armory, received US Patent #49,959 for his Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms and what would be known as the Trapdoor system was born.
In 1884, the most refined version of the rifle was adopted the Model 1884. This version was culmination of all of the other experimentation and modifications tried with t he earlier pattern guns and had some ten years of field trials behind it. Although the Model 1888 would replace the Model 1884 in 1889, the primary change with the new model was the adoption of a sliding ramrod bayonet that replaced the traditional socket bayonet, an “improvement” that few users in the field considered such. The primary upgrade for the M1884 rifle was the Buffington rear sight that allowed for precise adjustment for both windage and elevation.
The M1884 also introduced new breech block model designation markings for the first time since the Model 1873 with Model 1884 being used on this model and through the end of production. As with other changes and upgrades the new model marking was applied after existing stocks of 1873 marked breech blocks were used up, thus early production M1884 rifles produced in 1886 and early 1887 usually have 1873 marked breech blocks.
Offered today is a fine example of an early production US Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle. These guns were the mainstay of the US military from the end of the Indian Wars period through the Spanish American War, despite the adoption of the Model 1892 Krag Rifle. More M1884 Rifles were produced than any of the other patterns and it is probably the most representative of the “Trapdoor” model rifles.
This US Model 1884 Rifle is serial number 179967 and was produced in 1882. The block is clearly marked in three lines: U.S. / MODEL / 1884. The lock is marked with a {Spread-Winged Eagle} and in two lines: U.S. / SPRINGFIELD. The barrel shows the expected V / P / {Eagle Head} proof marks, as well as an additional P indicating the barrel had been joined to a receiver and tested and a small A inspection. The belly of the stock is marked with the {Circle-P} firing proof.
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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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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