Trapdoor production data

Trapdoor Production Data
for
Models 1865, 1866, 1868 and 1870

Calendar Year 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 Total
Model 1865 Rifle 5,005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,005
Model 1866 Rifle 0 49,257 1,746 1,296 0 1 0 0 52,300
Model 1866 Short Rifle 0 0 0 0 0 1,146 0 0 1,146
Model 1866 Cadet Rifle 0 320 104 0 0 0 0 0 424
Model 1868 Carbine 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4
Model 1868 Rifle 0 0 0 15,482 34,651 2,012 0 0 52,145
Model 1869 Cadet Rifle 0 0 0 2 310 3,089 0 0 3,401
Model 1870 Carbine 0 0 0 0 0 361 0 1 362
Model 1870 Rifle 0 0 0 0 550 2,372 8,109 500 11,531
Model 1866 Short Rifle: It is not clear if production extended into 1872.
Model 1870 Rifle: In 1873, 100 had Metcalfe Attachments

Trapdoor Production Data
for
Models 1873, 1875, 1877, 1884 and 1888

Calendar
Year 		Rifles Carbines Cadet
Rifles 		Ramrod
Bayonet
Rifles 		Officer's
Model 1875 		Forager
Shotgun 		ONLY
New Arms
Produced		 Observed
Final
Ser.No.
187351,94200 001,947?
187422,39710,87310 0035,218?
187517,3937,2114990 10060,321?
187611,36922,5170 115074,20974,215
1877162,49600 100076,72194,000
187820,6202,0001,0500 650100,397108,000
187918,35905001 370119,257127,000
18809,83014,8845000 02(Exp.)144,965150,000
188118,89650101,014 50251165,376180,000
188227,89801,0210 0375194,295220,000
188334,706000 0250229,001250,000
188434,77502,5000 00266,276290,000
188539,81400504 100500306,594320,000
188634,1626,0000509 00347,265370,000
188734,8695,0001,0000 00388,134404,680
188834,1215,0032,0003 00429,261439,500
188936,5235,00000 00470,784478,000
189022,26602,5007,480 00503,030508,000
18910068030,461 00534,171533,000
1892002,32022,121 00558,612558,000
1893005,0004,760 00568,372567,000
Totals418,51960,91222,08866,852 4771,378
The Above Production Figures Include:
7 Sporting Rifles in 1875
1 Metcalfe Rifle produced in 1875.
1 Metcalfe Carbine produced in 1876.
1008 Metcalfe Rifles produced in 1876.
11 Marksman Rifles: 2 produced in 1881, 9 in 1882.
183 Long Range Rifles produced in 1881.
52 Model 1882 Rifles produced in 1882.
1000 Experimental 24" Carbines produced in 1886.
6,020 Model 1884 Rifles out of 39,814 rifles produced in 1885.
14,997 Model 1884 Rifles out of 34,162 rifles produced in 1886.
100 Positive Cam Rifles produced in 1888.
3 Experimental 24" Carbines produced in 1888.

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