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Springfield Model 1879 Trapdoor Rifle, w/bayonet

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Springfield Model 1879 Trapdoor Rifle, w/bayonet
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Springfield Model 1879 Trapdoor Rifle, with bayonet, scabbard and hanger, #251566, .45-70 cal., 33-1/2'' barrel, blue finish, case hardened breechblock, sharply cartouched 1883 marked walnut stock, with ramrod. Condition is excellent showing only light marks from handling, with very light toning to barrel and minor thinning to high edges of barrel bands. Bottom of buttplate has gone bright. Stock with only light pressure marks. U.S. marked bayonet is excellent with only light runner lines at high edge; brass hanger is bright. Action is good and crisp, bore is mirror bright. Est.: $2,500-$3,500. (Antique)