Pristine Officer's Model Trapdoor

[drcook]

Check out this Officer's Model Trapdoor

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Trapdoor-Springfield-Officers-Model.cfm?gun_id=100292827

For anyone wanting to duplicate an Officer's Model, this would be a good source of pictures to save

[M-Tecs]

I wonder how it shoots? :kidding:

Thanks for the link. I will save the pics for the duplication of an Officer's Model that I have in work. That if the nicest OM I have seen.

[TCLouis]

That is pretty.

Glad I am out of expendable money right now and near future.

[craig61a]

Wow - looks like it was manufactured yesterday.

[Multigunner]

Wow - looks like it was manufactured yesterday.

Might have been.
I've been under the impression that the original Officers trapdoor had a cast metal pistol grip.
Pedersoli uses a wooden grip for their replicas.

[drcook]

You are under the wrong impression.

Here is another superb example, not as near new as the first one I posted a link to. This one has a letter of authenticity.

http://merzantique.com/museum/springfield-model-1875-u.s.-trap-door-officers-model-rifle

[bob208]

some of the carbines had a metal pistolgrip. but not the officers model. i saw one inperson one time. my highschool autoshop teacher had one. this was in 67. he sold it to bill ruger.

[drcook]

This page has pictures of the steel pistol grips

http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/TDNews.html

make sure you start at the first page http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/ and browse through.

Check out the "Marksman's" rifle on the home page. It would be another great rifle to reproduce.

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

That is an exquisite rifle right there, no doubt about it.

[reload68]

Shame on you for posting that link!!!!!! I tried to buy it and they wouldn't take my card. Then I told them I'd pay for it with obummer money and they refused that!---go figure.
Thanks to whomever had the $$ and forthought to save that precious piece of history.

[Multigunner]

The only rifle of the sort I can remember seeing that had a cast metal pistol grip had a white metal grip with scroll work rather than checkering. It was probably a "tiffany" type grip such as is found on some colt revolvers of the era.
Probably silver or nickel plated bronze.
The rifle I remember was probably a special order or presentation piece. I think it may have had a longer barrel than that of the officers carbines. Very ornate.

[windwalker]

i love this one.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll93/aus08_2008/Terry1.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll93/aus08_2008/Terry2.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll93/aus08_2008/SN110675B.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll93/aus08_2008/SN110675E.jpg

[M-Tecs]

In the bottom picture what type of sight is that. I looks like a M1879 but with a windage adjustment knob or a locking knob? I have never seen this type before. What is it? Nothing like it here http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/TrapdoorSights.html

I am guessing it a locking knob to keep the sight up because there would not be enough movement between staff and the sight ears to be windage adjustable. Either way was this type of sight only used on the 9 Marksman rifles?