Original U.S. Civil War Springfield 1863/1870 Trapdoor Conversion Rifle in .50/70 Ancient Research concludes this was written

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The celluloid nose pads and sweat bar are an even caramel color and are free of any visible cracks and are fully intact

which weighs about 2 lbs

the brass wire binding is now mostly absent

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield 1863/1870 Trapdoor Conversion Rifle in .50/70 Ancient Research concludes this was writtenOriginal item: One Only. During the U. S. Civil War the North manufactured over 700,000 M 1863 Percussion Rifles in . 58 muzzle loading caliber. With the coming of breech loaders, the Government embarked on a Conversion of the M 1863 to the M 1870 Trapdoor breech loading rifle system in . 50 70. Some over 10,000 of these M 1863 were converted before the U. S. Army standardized on the newly manufactured Springfield 1873 Trapdoor Rifles in . 45 70. The