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Springfield 1881 Trapdoor Forager 20 Ga

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:875.00 USD Estimated At:1,750.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Springfield 1881 Trapdoor Forager 20 Ga
SN: 180 US Military issue foraging shotgun built using some musket parts, issued two per company to assist in gathering food. Bore is bright, with a dark streak down the barrel that appears to be tiny pits. Metal is mostly thin brown patina over light gray bare metal; many areas of pitting. Wood is fair condition, serviceable with visible cracks in buttstock, dents and gouges, some erosion of wood around lock plate. Marked "1881" in italics on breech block. Condition is NRA Good *** Antique Firearm ***