1880 trb

[Dick Hosmer]

No, that's a keeper. He has a minty 1868 (1869) and is happy with that - just wants one of EVERY type (and he's almost there).

He IS planning on purchasing my Winchester-Hotchkiss Army rifle though.

His remaining wants are a Marksman's rifle and a .30 caliber. Lotsa luck on those!

[Carlsr]

He must have been collecting a long time to acquire all those rifles. I have been searching for a long long long time for a type 1 1870 with no luck at all. There is an 1868/1868 number 93 on proxibid, here is the link. It is in rather bad shape though : ( https://www.proxibid.com/Antique-Spr...91575#topoflot

[Dick Hosmer]

50 years! Yeah, that's an awfully rough 68.

[Fred]

Ha, it certainly is rough.
It needs a cleaning rod, a rear sight ladder and slide and a sling swivel.
That’s at least $300.00 and more.
And that heavily notched or dented stock comb.

[Dick Hosmer]

Are you bidding? Makes no sense for you and I to get in a blind pissing contest.

I was kicking the idea around - IF it stays REAL cheap, since I have all the parts to make it right, at zero expense, but, it's pretty close to my limit already. Just think, you could have FOUR!!

[Fred]

Wow, it looks like a kid or someone used the rifle like they were Davey Crocket and using it like a club, broke the wrist through and inflicted crushing notches down the entire comb.
That explains the broken rear sight ladder and maybe the missing cleaning rod.

[45govt]

"Wow, it looks like a kid or someone used the rifle like they were Davey Crocket"
Like this

[Fred]

Great photo!

[Fred]

The person who gets the rifle will unfortunately never find the correct rear sight leaf that has the experimental sight graduation marks on it. Those will be impossible to locate.
It’s too bad that the sight leaf on it is broken.

[Carlsr]

It is now at 1200.00.
Will be ending soon. I'd like to have it but seems to be in need of much repair.