1873 springfield trapdoor rifle serial numbers

#1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#

If you care to post the number, I will respond within 12 hours. IF you get a hit, it would probably be advisable to contact SRS and review your options. The books were once reasonable, but have now risen to over $250 for the set, when you can find them, that is. 45 Serial number: 159506 Middle: Springfield U. (4) You could post your number (the whole number, NO XXs) here, and one of the people, including myself, who purchased the four books that SRS published prior to 1995, will advise you - at no cost - if there is any data available for that number. Made by Pedersoli of Italy especially for their percussion Sharps Rifles. Trapdoor Production Data for Models 1873, 1875, 1877, 18 Calendar Year Rifles Carbines Cadet Rifles Ramrod Bayonet Rifles Officers Model 1875 Forager Shotgun ONLY New Arms Produced Observed Final Ser.No. For a substantial additional fee, they will, usually within 6 months, write you a letter advising what information they have. Model 1870 Rifle: In 1873, 100 had Metcalfe Attachments.

(3) You can 'join' Springfield Research Service, and (for a fee) they will tell you whether any data is available for your number. Trapdoor Springfield has a unique hinged breech system and the Remington Rolling. Since they DO know where to look, you will get your negative answer much sooner (the odds themselves are no better, because they are based on the percentage of records which have survived - which is about 5%). The Number 3 was the Reminghton-Hepburn, a dropping block target rifle.

(2) You can pay a professional researcher to perform item (1) at a cost of many hundreds of dollars. Since you will not know where to look in the records (they are NOT nicely indexed) this will take a great many years, and the odds are 20-1 against your finding the one number you are looking for.

#1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#

(1) You could go to the National Archives in Washington DC, and other places around the country, and start your own research. I have an 1873 Springfield trapdoor rifle, serial number 241708.

1873 springfield trapdoor rifle serial numbers