Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1868 Display Rifle - Dated 1869 Brunswick Guns The Tripod T&E is marked

The Tripod T&E is marked

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still has several pallets of unsorted EIC Brown Bess Muskets to be sorted through which will happen in due time

It has quality heavily fretted iron mounts to the hilt and the grip still has most of the original leather wrap and complete binding wire

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1868 Display Rifle - Dated 1869 Brunswick Guns The Tripod T&E is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Recently acquired from a small museum this antique gun has been demilitarized so it cannot fire again. A hole was made in the breech and the front of the chamber has been welded shut. None of this work was done by IMA. However this is an excellent pristine example of a very rare hard to find trapdoor Springfield rifle. It bears serial number 15730 with multiple clear U. S. government inspection cartouches on the