SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1888 TRAPDOOR RIFLE.

SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1888 TRAPDOOR RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 509973. Standard rifle with 32 1/2” bbl, square base front sight and Buffington rear sight. It has a 1-pc stock with 2 bands and a sliding ramrod bayonet. The stock has a 1890 dated cartouche and is stamped on the left side, behind the tang and above the buttplate tang, “N.G.P.” The breechblock is hand stamped “A.F.SOLBRIG” and the buttplate tang has a unit mark. CONDITION: Good to very good,. Metal retains a silvery brown patina with the lockplate and hammer a dark blue black. Wood is sound and retains hand rubbed patina with usual nicks, scratches and dings. Bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. 4-52336 JR133 (400-700)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004

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
	1450	$575.00	SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1888 TRAPDOOR RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 509973. Standard rifle with 32 1/2” bbl, square base front sight and Buffington rear sight. It has a 1-pc stock with 2 bands and a sliding ramrod bayonet. The stock has a 1890 dated cartouche and is stamped on the left side, behind the tang and above the buttplate tang, “N.G.P.” The breechblock is hand stamped “A.F.SOLBRIG” and the buttplate tang has a unit mark. CONDITION: Good to very good,. Metal retains a silvery brown patina with the lockplate and hammer a dark blue black. Wood is sound and retains hand rubbed patina with usual nicks, scratches and dings. Bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. 4-52336 JR133 (400-700) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004 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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