Trapdoor Rifles

50-70 will be fun to shoot!

Ahh yes - the 1889-era stuff that was put away brand-new!! Gorgeous ... And yes, no one gets it right today. Those pics may tempt me to get a couple of mine out of their rat-hole....My Sharps-sighted long range was close, but, alas, I no longer have it.... Dick, the colors only show up clearly when...

Using the FLASH mode on my iPhone, the photos of the receiver on my Model 1884 Trapdoor showed how brilliant the color case hardening really is. I know you know this, but . . . . It’s ONLY the breechblock and tang that received the color-case hardening colors . . .NOT the receiver. Beautiful color!...

Using the FLASH mode on my iPhone, the photos of the breech block on my Model 1884 Trapdoor showed how brilliant the color case hardening really is.

I’m going to go through the procedure to post something in order to write down exactly what thing to click on.
I’ll add the details here in an edit.

I read it was developed by NASA.