Trapdoor Rifles

Thank you for your insight. I had read that the cadet barrel was 29.6” long so using a tape measure my about measurement is .025” tolerance. These barrel bands don’t match the diameter of the barrel well so I’d agree it’s a parts gun. There is a faint cartouche on the stock which must mean it was a ...

I also have what I was beginning to think is a cadet variant but have some doubts now. This one is a high arched block with model 1873, eagle, crossed arrows than US serial# 28914. The stock had been repaired, refinished and patched with a lot of wood putty so I ordered a new replacement. That’s whe...