VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1870 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1870 SADDLE RING CARBINE. Cal. 50-70. Standard carbine with 22″ rnd bbl, square base front sight and carbine ladder rear sight. Breech block is marked “MODEL / 1870” with an eagle head over crossed arrows and “U.S.”. Breech block has the long, high arch of the Model 1873 & short front part of the receiver also like the Model 1873. Lock plate has standard Civil War rifle musket markings and the date “1863”. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with single band and 2-pc trigger guard without stacking or sling swivels. Left side of stock has a sling bar and ring and smooth carbine buttplate without trap, marked “US” on the tang. Buttstock is completely orig without a hole under the buttplate. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, there were only 341 of these rare carbines produced in 1871 and he labels them “very scarce”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl, bbl band, receiver, lockplate, hammer & buttplate are a cleaned bright metal patina with some minor spots of discoloration. All of these parts were originally issued bright. Breech block, probably a replacement from a Model 1870 rifle, retains a plummy/brown patina. Stock has a crack on the left side by the receiver & has numerous nicks, dings & scratches and retains an oiled hand-worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong, bright bore, lightly pitted in the grooves. 4-49070 JR278 (3,500-6,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2293	$5,175.00	VERY RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1870 SADDLE RING CARBINE. Cal. 50-70. Standard carbine with 22″ rnd bbl, square base front sight and carbine ladder rear sight. Breech block is marked “MODEL / 1870” with an eagle head over crossed arrows and “U.S.”. Breech block has the long, high arch of the Model 1873 & short front part of the receiver also like the Model 1873. Lock plate has standard Civil War rifle musket markings and the date “1863”. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with single band and 2-pc trigger guard without stacking or sling swivels. Left side of stock has a sling bar and ring and smooth carbine buttplate without trap, marked “US” on the tang. Buttstock is completely orig without a hole under the buttplate. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, there were only 341 of these rare carbines produced in 1871 and he labels them “very scarce”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl, bbl band, receiver, lockplate, hammer & buttplate are a cleaned bright metal patina with some minor spots of discoloration. All of these parts were originally issued bright. Breech block, probably a replacement from a Model 1870 rifle, retains a plummy/brown patina. Stock has a crack on the left side by the receiver & has numerous nicks, dings & scratches and retains an oiled hand-worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong, bright bore, lightly pitted in the grooves. 4-49070 JR278 (3,500-6,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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