The buttstock may be a bit larger then the standard Springfield 1873 design, though only by a very small amount, 1/8 to 3/16" overall dimensions, not very noticeable. The arsenal attempted to leveled the flats around the lockplate to conform more closely with the standard configuration, though did not put as much attention to the opposite side of the stock. Yes, it is a Civil war musket stock, no doubt about that. Based on the photographs, which show some good details, I can make the following observations. Several things pointed out by other posters are very good points. This particular variation of the trapdoor rifle I had in my collection years ago and is considered a bit of an anomaly. During this time I studied as much as I could about the manufacturing variations of the trapdoor through its entire production. I need to mention I collected Springfield Armory trapdoors for about 20 years before moving into militaria. Can you make out anything stamped on the flat of the stock? Probably in an oval shape?īut your's (with the exception of the stock) may be original, need more info.Ī few things I noticed. The dealers would buy the parts and rebuild them and then sell them, that's why many "bannermans" have a mix of early and later parts. They were broken up for parts and the rejected parts were sold off by Springfield as scrap/surplus. And two is that you might have a "bannerman" type rifle, basically most of the low numbers (under 50,000 on the serial) were ordered turned in in late 1879/1880. One is that your stock is off of an 1866-1870 model "Trapdoor" and that someone swapped it out after the original stock broke. The stock is the strange part, it has the flat (on the left side) of a musket stock, which leaves a couple options. Your barrel has the VP proof so it was originally barreled or rebarreled after 1875. The rear sight dates to about 1879, so it has had a newer sight added at some point, not unusual. When you pull the hammer back does it make two or three clicks? The Lockplate is a good early one, the hammer is later but still ok given the long use of the 1873's. If you open the breech block does the backside of the breech block look mostly flat or does it have a very pronounced curve? is a 5 digit XX,XXX, but I can't make it out.
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