Trapdoor Schematic

Here s a schematic of the trapdoor and some actual pictures of the breach block receiver.
Trapdoor schematic. Browse the huge selection of 1873 springfield rifle parts and the schematic here and end your parts search. It was a redesign of the army s allin trapdoor rifle. It is also the same for the models 1868 1870 1884. 1 trapdoor springfield rifles carbines 1865 1893.
2 indian war span am war. Most failures are the cam latch and thumb release being over come and breaking where the breechblock pops open releasing the pressure. The springfield trapdoor held the new more powerful 45 70 military cartridge. Trapdoors springfield muskets m1 garand 1892 1894 krag 1896 krag 1898 krag 1899 1903 krag krag accessories model 1865 1st allin model 1866 50 70 model 1868 1870 50 70 model 1873 1890 45 70.
This site specializes in. Bayonets knives entrenching tools trowels mills prairie belts mckeever dyer pouches carbine boots. I show you everything you need to know to disassemble your antique trapdoor springfield rifle. The gun in both full length and carbine versions was widely used in subsequent battles against the american indians.
U s springfield trapdoor arms. Need 1873 trapdoor springfield parts for your latest project. The model 1873 was the fifth variation of the. And when we had thought about it long enough we declared war on the union.
Full stocked 32 inch barreled rifles as well as half stocked short barreled carbines were produced. The model 1873 trapdoor springfield was the first standard issue breech loading rifle adopted by the united states army although the springfield model 1866 had seen limited issue to troops along the bozeman trail in 1867. Very very rarely has there been a chamber or barrel failure as the breech block mechanism fails first. Download official product manuals for all of your uberti firearms.
The springfield trapdoor cartridge rifle and carbine was produced for the military in 1873. Numrich has been providing current and obsolete parts since 1950 and has the service and experience that you need from a parts supplier. This is a three part video on dissasembling asnd reassembling the 1873 springfield rifle.