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Springfield 1873 ID help
jeeps8
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Hey all, I acquired this 1873 as part of a bundle in an estate sale. This is a little out of my area and can't find anything in my research showing the stock going all the way to the end of the barrel. It has the standard 1873 markings, serial# 193291 (1883) and a "U" on one of the bands. If it is an original it has been blued and the stock has been sanded and varnished. not a good thing.
My guess is that somewhere along the way somebody redid it, blueing the gun and putting some after market stock on it. There is no checkering on it, the wood is to light colored (tan) and shiny.
I'm hoping somebody can help with these poor pics, My camera went kaput so all I have is my cell phone. If other info is needed please let know. I should be able to get better pics in the daylight tomorrow too. Probably should of waited and done that, but impatient I guess.[:(!]
Thanks All
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My guess is that somewhere along the way somebody redid it, blueing the gun and putting some after market stock on it. There is no checkering on it, the wood is to light colored (tan) and shiny.
I'm hoping somebody can help with these poor pics, My camera went kaput so all I have is my cell phone. If other info is needed please let know. I should be able to get better pics in the daylight tomorrow too. Probably should of waited and done that, but impatient I guess.[:(!]
Thanks All
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Comments
If it was a original Springfield Armory "Cadet", it would probably worth slightly more money. Then if it was one put together by Bannerman. Need a hands on by a pro to tell the difference though.
What's the barrel length?
Not legit.
Sawn off or a service stock on a cadet barrel?
Armory cadet rifles don't have sling swivels, although some surplus conversions do.
Buffed and blued.
A serviceable shooter if the bore is good, but not collectable.
The barrel measures just 32 9/16th" from the very forward part of the trapdoor and 31 1/16th" from the front of the breech lock(forward part of the front hump).
The front band( the part at the end of the stock) is not blued and probably not to the gun. The wood also is not cut just quite right. Looks like it was cut down and then trimmed to put it back on.
Probably a repro Springfield muzzle loader stock cut to fit. The work is not shoddy, but you def. can tell where it was factory machined and where it was changed to fit the 1873.
Thnx again all
P.S. but the band springs are still on the wrong side!