Trapdoor Rifles

Thanks for the update. Glad to hear he is still kicking. I guess mixed him up with another person who had passed. And thanks for the scans, much better. Tell him I use my mirror regularly and much apricate it. Like Dick my first bore mirror was a WWII steel 30 cal one that I bought in the 70's and i...

I decided to seek out some trapdoor information and have been at it for a while. Sometimes a little slow to get things done when doing research, I did just find this interesting website for the first time while searching for “sharpshooter trapdoors” (more on that later) I am sure some of you are awa...

I posted this on the old forum some time ago and thought I would repost here with the pictures and some editing. I bought this nickel plated carbine from the Harold's casino auction a few decades ago late in the last century. It was when I was first buying trapdoors, didn't know much (may still not)...

Picture of me 2010. I have been looking for these pictures for a while. Darn digital cameras. We take piles and piles of pictures and if you are like me they don't get organized very well. This is the first buffalo I shot and used my 1884 rifle with a pistol grip made by the fellow that used to make...

Correct. No holes. I have not shot it yet but hope to by eoy. The new "find" in BPN is sure amazing. Are we now looking at 9 known?

These are on the known LRR #162045 shown on pg 94 of Al's book.

Yes. Would like that. Not sure of next trip up 5 but will be in the next months. I will connect by email to arrange. Use to spend a lot of time in that area duck hunting east of Williams and up by Maxwell

I was in Tillamook Or last week and went to the Tillamook pioneers museum Founded in 1935. This 1873 rifle was in the room housing past sheriffs items. It is in decent condition and complete. The interesting part is the label said it was used by the 1929 sheriff John Chester "Chet" Holden....

Enough of the original sight on rifle 93 was still present to identify it as the updated type with the 9 on a line and the upper notch un numbered. This broken sight was replaced with an original of the same type. 579E7BB9-8B2A-44FA-903E-2EAC44FBAE8C.jpeg The table shows #38 sight as unknown. Here ...

Dick - Here is the 1882 rbr ser#.