RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1881 TRAPDOOR SHOTGUN.

RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1881 TRAPDOOR SHOTGUN. Cal 20 ga. SN 832. Also known as the “Forager”. This shotgun has a 26” rnd bbl with brass bead at the muzzle. The breechblock is marked in large slanting numbers “1881” and the lockplate has the early 1873 three line marking. The stock is attached to the bbl with a screw and has the filled ramrod chamber with a carbine style 2-pc trigger guard. There is a rectangular cartouche on the left wrist that appears to be dated “1883”. CONDITION: Very good to fine. No original finish remains. Metal being a cleaned silvery-gray patina with scattered light surface pitting and discoloration. Stock has a grain check on the left side and another at the toe with a gouge on the butt. Otherwise is sound with normal handling and use marks. The bore is lightly pitted. 4-50606 JR109 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	835	$1,897.00	RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1881 TRAPDOOR SHOTGUN. Cal 20 ga. SN 832. Also known as the “Forager”. This shotgun has a 26” rnd bbl with brass bead at the muzzle. The breechblock is marked in large slanting numbers “1881” and the lockplate has the early 1873 three line marking. The stock is attached to the bbl with a screw and has the filled ramrod chamber with a carbine style 2-pc trigger guard. There is a rectangular cartouche on the left wrist that appears to be dated “1883”. CONDITION: Very good to fine. No original finish remains. Metal being a cleaned silvery-gray patina with scattered light surface pitting and discoloration. Stock has a grain check on the left side and another at the toe with a gouge on the butt. Otherwise is sound with normal handling and use marks. The bore is lightly pitted. 4-50606 JR109 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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