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I agree with Dave, although not particularly with the crowd of collectors he references.
I often see comments from Mauser WW1 and WW2 collectors that seem to "salivate" over weapons covered in...

Thanks Folks,
Went with my son to the Novi, Mich Antique Arms Show on Saturday, and asked around for Trapdoor experts with parts.
Was going there to look for a replacement rod lock piece as...

Hi Folks - Quick update:
The rod keeper was broken, as spotted by Tom - Thanks!
I put in an email request with Al Frasca, as he has several originals listed on his parts website. Looks like all...

30655Going back to the Hammer tooling issue, is there a good photo comparison of all the variations of hammers, that clearly shows the differences in the gnurling/hatching patterns?
I've seen the...

Thanks Guys,
How would I check for this broken keeper?
There does appear to be some springiness to the nub that engages in the rod notch, which seems to press inward when compressed.
Does that...

Thanks for the input Tom.
Not too sure what you're seeing that I'm not. I took a couple extra pix this morning of the cleaning rod fit-up area, and I don't see anything broken.
The rod fits fully...

Here's a few more, mostly of the hardware, since I had the parts off.
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Thanks again Sir, for all the good input and patience.
I did a little disassembly tonight, and took a few more photos to try to share some of the hidden details.
I was not able to find any...

Thanks for the quick feedback on this rifle.
No need for apologies on what you're seeing - I'm not THAT personally attached to it!
However, I wouldn't mind understanding what you'd classify this...

Bumping up to the top, for Mr. Hosmer's consideration.

Thanks Ray,
Yeah - my cursory research placed it right toward the end of the July-Sept 1876 build range, which ended with #71673 - less than twenty rifles after mine.
She's a beauty, in my opinion,...

Here's a few more photos.
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Hi Folks,
I posted this rifle a couple years back on the Enfield forum but thought I'd raise it here as well to share with this group of enthusiasts for your feedback.

Picked up this neat 1925...

Hi Folks,
I posted this rifle a couple years back on the Enfield forum but thought I'd raise it here as well to share with this group of enthusiasts for your feedback.

Picked up this neat 1925...

OK - 1 more, because I think the Hammer cross-hatching is soooo sexy!30506

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Thanks Dick.
Here's some quick photos of the Trapdoor taken today. (Had to wait for the snow to melt off the deck finally!)
Let me know your thoughts.

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Hi Folks,

Looking for any and all historical info on serial #71657 I recently picked up at a LGS.
Its an 1873 model full-length Trapdoor in pretty nice overall condition.
I've shot about 10...