Trapdoor Rifles

Yes indeed, Books are the easiest and cheapest and the very best way to get an education about antique guns!

Don’t forget that the prices reflected in Flayderman’s 9th edition are way out of date by many many years.

In my experience, an 1855/Civil War bayonet in Nice shape will be priced at least $250.00 to $300.00. That’s just for the bayonet. I recently paid $400.00 for an 1840 flint/1842 percussion musket bayonet with its original Nice condition scabbard. Leather brass tipped scabbards didn’t survive well li...

“And of course the "Remfield" Rolling blocks- the M1868 "transformed" musket conversion”

That’s what I’ve got. It’s in .58 centerfire.
It was converted from a 1st type 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket.

Wow! I’d like to see some photos of your carbine.

Thank you

I always fired my rifles with a bit less than 70 grains of ffg because I didn’t want to compress that amount into the modern case when seating a bullet. The older balloon cases had more volume inside of course and could hold that load. 500 grain bullets. I would hear the bullets zipping down range l...

How’s that rifle working out for you Garret? Ain’t it pretty?