EXCEPTIONAL US SPRINGFIELD 1875 OFFICER’S MODEL 3RD TYPE TRAPDOOR RIFLE

EXCEPTIONAL US SPRINGFIELD 1875 OFFICER’S MODEL 3RD TYPE TRAPDOOR RIFLE

01-25742
Cal. 45-70
NSN

The officer’s model was offered for sale to ranking army officers for personal sporting use and was popular with officers stationed in the American west. A total of 477 were produced in 1875-85. Bbl. 26″, round. Gold-washed combination front sight, model 1879 rear sight with wrist-mounted, mid-range, Vernier-style peep sight. Blue finished bbl. and receiver with case-colored breech block, top tang, lock, hammer, and trigger guard. Action and lock have open pattern scroll engraving. Lockplate is marked “U.S. SPRINGFIELD” forward of an American eagle. Band-fastened, half-length walnut stock; left ear has clear “SWP” cartouche with 1885 date. Features include engraved pewter forearm cap with fancy finial and blue-finished carbine buttplate with engraved heel. Forearm and stock have wraparound hand checkering with screw-attached pistol grip. The 3rd model’s features include 5/8″ longer forearm tip, squared profile forearm cap, and unplated brass tip on the hardwood ramrod. 

STATUS: ANTIQUE