Extractor spring

[throck3]

Quick question: Is the extractor spring and plunger on the M1868 rifles the same as those found on the M1873 rifles?
Thanks for your answers.

Rick T

[Dick Hosmer]

If the assembly is not identical, it's gotta be DAMN close. I would presume they could be swapped back and forth with impunity. I've never segregated them in my little parts accumulation, and have never had a fitting or operational problem.

[throck3]

Thanks, Dick.

[John S.]

Okay, good question.
Someone find the Springfield Armory table showing changes or which parts fit in which models 1855-1888.
We can post that somewhere n the site here.

[Dick Hosmer]

Great idea - I was too lazy to dig it out for something of which I was so sure. It's in OM22, and Waite-Ernst, for starters. Don't recall seeing it in Al's, but I could be wrong. Have been before, will be again

[throck3]

To answer my own question, and for future reference, yes, the extractor pin and extractor spring on the M1868 rifles is the exact same part as found on the M1873arms. I recently purchased a very nice M1868 rifle and found the extractor didn't work on it. Having seen this before I knew that probably either the extractor spring, the extractor pin, or both were broken. As I was ordering original replacement parts from S&S, I noticed the part numbers were the same as those listed for the same M1873 parts, hence my original question regarding their interchangeability. Encouraged by your responses, I went ahead and ordered the parts. I just got finished installing them. They work fine.