Trapdoor Rifles

John , Thanks for looking for him I am afraid now he is in his mid nineties time may be running out to get him to publish. Last year he had his daughter drive him to the show and he disliked asking her for that much help.

John, Did you happen to Dr Vance Haynes? If you do please ask if he will get his Officers rifle book out in print one day.

FrankD, It was 45govt not me that posted the medal. It is a nice one.

carbine 39258 which is listed in Dick Hosmers book just sold at Rock Island auctions May sale item 1149. Very nice write up about the Custer battle guns and how this is only five numbers away from a battle carbine but no idea if it was there or not. Finally got to the description of this well used c...

Jeffd, An original will be in the area of 80-90 dollars. Reproduction is currently 18.00 as per their on-line catalog. Hope this helps.

Like new as are many of the third run of them in 1885. Dick and I have the first run officers rifle made mid 1870s with enough wear to say they might have been there and done something. Couple of early ones coming up in the next May Poulan auction as well.

Sold for 1,080.00. Sorry for whoever did not do their homework.

I hope you did as well as you expected. It was very nice.

As you say crate fresh. Nice to know some survive to this day. I would not want to sell this one ever it would be up to my heirs.

The fact there is nothing there is good about the time this carbine was put up new barrels had a letter where I asked you to look. This may show its a barrel reused. There are a couple of others but in the main 1879-1885 you find an R then an A until end of production. Its an inspection we think as ...