Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 761
A .50-70 (GOVT.) SPRINGFIELD TWO-BAND RIFLE, MODEL 1868 TRAPDOOR, serial no. 24697,

Product Details

A .50-70 (GOVT.) SPRINGFIELD TWO-BAND RIFLE, MODEL '1868 TRAPDOOR', serial no. 24697,
with 32 1/2in. barrel fitted with a block and blade front-sight and ladder rear-sight, barrel stamped with the No. 24,697 and the breech 10,400, the forward hinged breech block stamped with the U.S. eagle head cypher dated 1870, bevelled edge lock dated 1863 on the tail together with the winged eagle and 'U.S. SPRINGFIELD' to the centre, iron mounted full walnut stock, with sling swivels and rod, iron surfaces cleaned with shallow pitting



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Estimate £400-600

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament