Description
Springfield Model 1879 Trapdoor
.45-70 Government. 32.625" round barrel. SN: 258753 (mfg. ca1884). Blued and color casehardened finish, walnut stock. Single shot breechloading metallic cartridge military rifle. Lock marked U.S./SPRINGFIELD and with a {Spread-Winged Eagle} forward of the hammer. Breech block marked US/MODEL/1873. The breech is marked with a set of...