Guns International #: 102991722
Seller's Inventory #: 247331

Category - Springfield Rifles - Trapdoor - Springfield Rifles - Antique

Category
Springfield Rifles - Trapdoor
Springfield Rifles - Antique

1889 mfg. Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1884 TRAPDOOR .45-70 Rifle INDIAN WARS Single Shot U.S. MILITARY Rifle w/SLING

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1889 mfg. Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1884 TRAPDOOR .45-70 Rifle INDIAN WARS

Single Shot U.S. MILITARY Rifle w/SLING

Here we present an antique U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle, manufactured in 1889 by the Springfield Armory. This rifle was manufactured circa October of 1889, nearing the end of the Indian Wars and just one year before the Wounded Knee massacre. After the Civil War, the War Department wanted a breech-loading rifle. To be specific, it wanted a breech-loading rifle that would chamber a self-primed, metallic cartridge. Amazingly, despite the adoption of the ill-fated Model 1882 Chaffee-Reese Bolt Action Magazine Rifle, new models of trapdoor rifles continued to be produced and used all the way through the mid-1890s, until finally, the Krag-Jorgensen was adopted.

As white settlers moved into the Great Plains region, they battled the Plains Indian tribes in a series of conflicts known as the Sioux Wars, which lasted from 1854 to 1890. In 1875, the discovery of gold in the Black Hills region of South Dakota brought prospective miners into the area and onto the hunting grounds of the Sioux Indians. The US Army responded to the pleas of the white settlers and miners for protection against the Sioux, and the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 erupted. It was the last major conflict between the U.S. Army and the Sioux tribe. The U.S. continued to see unrest and conflict with the displaced Native Americans during this time, all the way through to the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29th, 1890. Trapdoors continued to see use all the way through the Spanish American War.

The overall condition is good. Strong action. Bright bore with rifling. Original blue has been preserved. Markings are legible. This example sports a solid stock with average handling wear and a clear cartouche on the left flat. Good leather sling.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 32-5/8 inches.

Caliber:  .45-70 GOVT

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes