Springfield Trapdoor, US Model 1884 45-70 *Excellent +++ Condition
Serial Number: 330998
Cartouche on left side wrist: "SWP 1883"
Barrel has markings: " V P (eagle head) P" in a vertical pattern along barrel.
Barrel is 28" to receiver. Receiver is marked: "US Springfield"
Bottom of stock has cartouches: "x" and an encircled "P"
Hammer cocks in 3 different positions.
Buffington Type Rear Sight
The bore of the rifle is amazing. Bright, shiny, clean. I wonder if this rifle was ever fired. ?
History on the Rifle.
My mother was very good at genealogy, and provided the following info on my relative that owned this rifle. The rifle was passed down to my great grandmother, who passed it on to me before her death in 1980.
*** My great grandmother's maiden name on my mother's side was FRIE. Her uncle was a man named Marcus Frie. He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He served under Nathan Bedford Forrest during the Civil War. He was captured by the North 3 separate times, but managed to escape each time. It is not known how Marcus came to acquire the rifle. Obviously, the Civil War was long over with. He died in 1911.
I am asking $1,500 shipped to your door.