]Thanks for the responses. It does seem to be in good condition. I have had a local gunsmith look it over and my son and I have been able to fire it using some shells that came from my Aunt (seems like back in the 1970’s she had a gunsmith review it and made some shells and fired it then). Actually ...
Came across this forum while searching and learning about a recently inherited 1873 Springfield. I inherited it from my aunt and her story was that it came from her grandfather and when she was around 13 they got it at their house and her mother tried to get rid of it. She hid it under her bed for y...