1873 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Serial Numbers

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Springfield model 1884 trapdoor carbine in.45 70 caliber, serial number. SPRINGFIELD 'TRAPDOOR' RIFLE - Serial number 374812,.45-70 calibre. Composite rifle: early 1873 lock plate, second style 1873 breach block, 1884. I have an 1873 Springfield trapdoor rifle, serial number 241708. The Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor was made from 1873 through 1877. The Model 1884 was made from 1885 through 1890. That gun was designed for black powder. Only black powder cartridges should be used 2. Take the gun to a reputable gunsmith to make sure it is safe to shoot. The Model 1873 'Trapdoor' Springfield was the first standard-issue breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States Army (although the Springfield Model 1866 had seen limited issue to troops along the Bozeman Trail in 1867). The gun, in both full-length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against Native Americans. The model 1873 was the fifth variation of the Allin. Offered in very good condition is this trapdoor carbine is in.45-70 government caliber, with serial # 144298 stamped on the rear of the receiver. The carbine has overall good metal finish with all proofs still present. The serial number indicates production in 1880, unfortunately just a bit too late for Little Bighorn.

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Posted by Pete Nelson on Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 8:55 a.m., in response to Re: 1873 Springfield Rifle Serial Number, posted by Dick Hosmer on Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 11:34 p.m.

Ditto, Dick! I researched my 4-Volume set of SRS 'SERIAL NUMBERS OF U.S. MARTIAL ARMS' and attempted to E-Mail him on Monday, 09 July - - only to get the screen message 'COULD NOT PERFORM THIS OPERATION BECAUSE THE DEFAULT MAIL CLIENT IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED' (I get this same message anytime I try to click on the blue underlined name of the 'posted by' individual). I resorted to the E-Mail route when my detailed 'MESSAGE' here on the DISCUSSION BOARD got wiped out (my usual problem) when I tried to post it.

Anyway, in checking the 4 Volumes I find nothing at all close (and they are all listed as either Model 1884 Service Rifles (Code '84R') or (1) Model 1884 CADET Rifle (Code '84A', that being S/N 482034). But checking the 'MODEL 1884 RIFLE PRODUCTION' chart (Page 275 in Al's BOOK II) the Serial Numbers start at a bit below 265000 and run through a bit below 502000. The switch from the 'U.S./MODEL/1873' to 'U.S./MODEL/1884' stamping on the Breech Block was made at S/N circa 367000, so with the S/N of 491977 his Block SHOULD be stamped '1884'. But there were no S/Ns anywhere close in VOLUME-3, VOLUME-4, or VOLUME-2 (the closest ones were 491614 and 492056).

Sorry, but nothing even close anough for an 'extrapolated guess' (bad term), ande definitely no 'hits'. Sorry...

PETE

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WINCHESTER MODEL 1873			These were manufactured from 1873 to 1923.
YEAR	Model	Serial No	Year
1873	1	1874	1873	2727
1876	1873	12315	1878
1873	27502	1880	1873	63537
1882	1873	109508	1884
1873	175127	1886	1873	222938
1888	1873	284530	1990
1873	363221	1892	1873	441626
1894	1873	481827	1896
1873	507546	1898	1873	525923
1900	1873	554129	1902
1873	564558	1904	1873	588954
1906	1873	NONE	1908
1873	613781	1910	1873	656102
1912	1873	678528	1914
1873	686511	1916	1873	694021
1918	1873	700735	1920
1873	702050	1922	1873	702349

Number of Guns produced each year.
Model	Number produced	Year	Year

1873	1873	2599	1875
1873	11825	1877	1873	3872
1879	1873	22015	1881
1873	27886	1883	1873	29622
1885	1873	26715	1887
1873	28606	1889	1873	39263
1891	1873	36598	1893
1873	15184	1895	1873	8236
1897	1873	12500	1899
1873	12799	1901	1873	7320
1903	1873	149996	1905
1873	11222	1907	1873	NONE
1909	1873	25715	1911
1873	9202	1913	1873	2090
1915	1873	5588	1917
1873	2116	1919	1873	6
1921	1873	273	1923

Model 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle

All model 1873's manufactured after serial number 525923 are considered modern and are subject to all the BATF Federal guide lines including back ground checks.
There were over 720,000 Model 1873 Winchester 's manufactured .
The longest barrel length known on a Model 1873 is 37 inches .
The shortest known barrel length on a Model 1873 is 12 inches .
The standard length for a Model 1873 Rifle is 24 inches
Special order barrels were made from 26 -- 28 --30--32-- 34 --36 -37 inches.
Special order finishes were available from Winchester in Nickel , Silver, Gold , Silver and Gold ,Blue and Case color.
There were 136-- 1 of 1000 Winchester 73 rifles manufactured .
There were 8----- 1 of 100 Winchester 73 rifles manufactured
Short rifles were made with 20 -- 21-- 22 --23--24 inch barrels .
The standard length barrel for a Model 73 Carbine is 20 inches
Winchester trappers were made with barrels from 12 to 20 inches with 15 inches being the most common.
Winchesters with engraving are quite rare with engraving priced from 50 cents to 5.00 dollars .
Engraving prices were 50 and 75 cents --1.00-- 1.50--1.75--- 2.00 --2.50--3.00 --3.50--4.00 --5.00 --6.00 --7.00--8.00 and 9.00 ..You get get amount of engraving at any price you wanted by quotes from Winchester .
Deluxe guns were made with 2 --3 -- 4 X wood in either pistol grip or straight stock all are considered special order.
Musket were made in Model 73 Winchesters and most were shipped to South America.
Winchester Model 73's with 7 leaf express sights were manufactured for the India and South Africa markets and are hard to find today in the United States today.
The first Winchester Model 73 Winchester's had thumb print dust covers with 5 different ones made in the first and early second model 73's .
Winchester 73's were manufactured in the following caliber's --22 short --22 long --32-20--38-40--44-40 .
For more information on this subject we recommend the following books:
WINCHESTER ENGRAVING by R.L.Wilson .
THE WINCHESTER BOOK by George Madis.
WINCHESTER HANDBOOK by Bill West.
WINCHESTER AN AMERICAN LEGEND by R.L. Wilson.
SURVEY OF WINCHESTER 1873's by James Gordon.
Factory letters for you gun can be obtained from:
The Cody Firearms Museum
Buafflo Bill Historical Center
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody Wy . 82414
1 307 578 4032
www.bbhc.org/firearms/records.cfm
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