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FINE TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE WITH BAYONET.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
FINE TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE WITH BAYONET.
Cal. 45-70. S# 503299. Standard configuration. Bbl. 36" rnd. w/ "VP" eagle head proofs. Breech dated "1873". One of several hundred in published 1975 "45/70 TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELDS-DIXIE COLLECTION". Has a full page in book which a hard cover copy is included, telling of its configuration. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: bayonet & book. CONDITION: fine overall. Metal retains much of its original blue finish. Stock is sound, though refinished w/ no cartouche. Mechanics are crisp & bore is sharp & shiny. Bayonet has approx. 50% of its blue finish w/ balance brown patina w/ rust & pitting. (01-17224/JS). ANTIQUE. $400-600.