Photos of my Trapdoors
Here are two group photos (front and back) of the Trapdoors I currently have in my care along with the slings, bayonets and scabbards. If this works I will be posting group photos of other arms in the appropriate forums.
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1) Model 1865 Trapdoor, 1st Allin Conversion, Springfield, made 1865 with 5,000 model 1861s converted, used original barrel, .58-60 rim fire cal., socket bayonet
2) Model 1866 Trapdoor, 2nd Allin Conversion, Springfield, made 1867-1869 (1867) more robust and simple action with original barrel drilled and sleeved from .58 to .50 cal., 50-70 center fire cal., socket bayonet (with 52,000 model 1863 type 2s converted, half were sold to European Nations for use in Franco-Prussian War – the remaining 26,000 were issued to US Army)
3) Model 1868 Trapdoor, Springfield, made 1869-1870 (1869), .50-70 cal., socket bayonet (with suitable Civil War arms for conversion dwindling the 1868 was made new with some minor parts from Civil War arms used, reduced barrel length from 40” to 32-1/2”, approximately 52,000 were made)
4) Model 1870 Trapdoor, Springfield, made 1870-1871 (1870), .50-70 cal., socket bayonet (a slightly modified version of the model 1868 slightly longer action and was essentially the control rifle all the others would be compared, Springfield made 1,020 rifles and 341 carbines for field trial)
5) Model 1873 Trapdoor (early), Springfield, made 1873-1877 (1874), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (approximately 51,180 rifles and 22,517 carbines were made)
6) Model 1873 Trapdoor (late-1877), Springfield, made 1878-1884 (1881), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (approximately 130,269 rifles and 17,384 carbines were made)
7) Model 1884 Trapdoor, Springfield, made 1884-1890 (1888); .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (approximately 143,620 rifles and 3,500 carbines were made)
8) Model 1888 Trapdoor, Springfield, made 1890-1893 (1892), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (approximately 34,121 rifles and 5,000 carbines were made)
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Originally Posted by Reeferman
