RARE SHIPPING CRATE FOR 20 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLES WITH BAYONETS & ACCESSORIES.

RARE SHIPPING CRATE FOR 20 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLES WITH BAYONETS & ACCESSORIES. Box is 58-1/2″ long x 18-1/2″ wide x 15″ deep with orig lid and rope handles in the ends. Made of full 1″ lumber with bare exterior and dark maroon or burgundy painted interior. Most of the removable interior dividers are missing with only the end racks in the bottom and wooden spacers for the twenty socket bayonets. Each end has a shallow open compartment for screwdriver/takedown tools. One end is stenciled with a number “89” near the top and “20 / SPRINGFIELD RIFLES CAL 45 / WITH / APPEND ACES & SPARE PARTS / PACKED NOV 1878”. Other end is stenciled identically. Lid has the remains of what is probably the same stencil along with a small Kraft colored label tacked to the lid which is printed from “W.S. TARBELL, / DEALER IN / GENERAL MERCHANDISE / SO. LYNDEBORO, N.H.”. Although there are thousands of Trapdoor rifles on the market today and they were all shipped in similar crates, such a crate is an extraordinarily rare find. As one would expect these well made crates were used for other purposes once the rifles were removed and eventually either destroyed or dismantled for the lumber, leaving very few available today. CONDITION: About fine. Exterior is soiled and dry with a sliver and a few chips missing from lid, otherwise it is completely intact externally. Rope handles are solid. Interior paint may or may not be orig but is definitely old with an oxidized surface. 4-37490 JR376 (2,500-4,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2554	$2,000.00	RARE SHIPPING CRATE FOR 20 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLES WITH BAYONETS & ACCESSORIES. Box is 58-1/2″ long x 18-1/2″ wide x 15″ deep with orig lid and rope handles in the ends. Made of full 1″ lumber with bare exterior and dark maroon or burgundy painted interior. Most of the removable interior dividers are missing with only the end racks in the bottom and wooden spacers for the twenty socket bayonets. Each end has a shallow open compartment for screwdriver/takedown tools. One end is stenciled with a number “89” near the top and “20 / SPRINGFIELD RIFLES CAL 45 / WITH / APPEND ACES & SPARE PARTS / PACKED NOV 1878”. Other end is stenciled identically. Lid has the remains of what is probably the same stencil along with a small Kraft colored label tacked to the lid which is printed from “W.S. TARBELL, / DEALER IN / GENERAL MERCHANDISE / SO. LYNDEBORO, N.H.”. Although there are thousands of Trapdoor rifles on the market today and they were all shipped in similar crates, such a crate is an extraordinarily rare find. As one would expect these well made crates were used for other purposes once the rifles were removed and eventually either destroyed or dismantled for the lumber, leaving very few available today. CONDITION: About fine. Exterior is soiled and dry with a sliver and a few chips missing from lid, otherwise it is completely intact externally. Rope handles are solid. Interior paint may or may not be orig but is definitely old with an oxidized surface. 4-37490 JR376 (2,500-4,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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