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Custer Era Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Long Guns - Carbines Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Custer Era Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Custer Era Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine, by Springfield, #40576, .45-70 cal., 22'' barrel, blue finish, case colored breechblock and hammer, lightly cartouched walnut stock, early sight with slotless screws, three-click tumbler, 1873 dated breechblock and lockplate, with early front band and stacking swivel. Stock with inlaid silver plaque engraved ''E. Behan''. Solid buttplate. Stock has not been drilled for cleaning rod, with later bronze firing pin. Condition is near fine with light to just moderate thinning and toning to metal components. Stock with scuffs and scratches and loss beneath hammer adjacent to breechblock latch. Action is good, bore is fine. Est.: $3,000-$5,000. (Antique)