Pedersoli

SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLE 32" Barrel .45-70 Caliber Walnut Stock Blued Finish

Item #11703971 MPN 210177 UPC NOUPC511594

Caliber 45-70 Government

Barrel Length 32"

Frame Finish Blued

Grip Finish Wood

Condition New

Sub-condition excellent

Manufacturer

Name Pedersoli

Phone 1-800-450-1852

Website http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/guns-for-sale-pedersoli.asp?l=en

At the end of the Civil War (1865), the war department had to replace the excellent muzzle loading muskets with metallic cartridge rifles. Between 1865 and 1866 appeared the first transformation of a muzzle loading Springfield musket made by Allin and in 1868 the first "Trapdoor Rifle" was built, further modified in 1870; requested , then three years later a new rifle in the .45-70 caliber . During the following 20 years quite a big number of Springfield Trapdoor rifles have been manufactured, among them also many versions with smooth barrels for cadets, for the target shooting and destined to the officers. The Springfield Trapdoor rifle is a typical gun of the American soldiers. It equipped the troops also during the Spanish-American War (1898-1899)

ACTION TYPE Single shot

BARREL CONTOUR Round

BARREL FINISH Blued steel

Barrel Grooves 6

Barrel Length (In) 34"

BARREL TWIST & ROTATION RH 1x18"

BUTTPLATE/PAD Casehardened steel

Caliber .45-70

Capacity 1

FIRING PIN TYPE Traditional

FRONT SIGHT Fixed blade

FOREND FINISH Walnut

FRAME FINISH Blued steel

Hand Dominance Rh

MANUFACTURER Pedersoli

Overall Length (In) 51.88"

REAR SIGHT Flip up ladder sight

STOCK FINISH Walnut

TAYLOR TUNING OPTION Taylor tuning not available

TRIGGER TYPE & PULL Single trigger

TRIGGERGUARD FINISH Blued steel

WEIGHT8.81lbs.

The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this particular item.

Developed by the U.S. government for the trapdoor Springfield, the 45-70 was introduced in 1873, thus among the oldest cartridges still in continuous production. In the hands of the U.S. Army this was the cartridge that really won the West! Although officially replaced as our service cartridge by the 30-40 Krag in 1892 the 45-70 saw service in Cuba and the Philippines. It had long since been a popular sporting cartridge--and remains so today. Using a .458-inch bullet in a rimmed 2.105-inch case, original loadings with 70 grains of blackpowder used a 500-grain bullet for infantry and 405 grains for cavalry. Today's factory loads with smokeless powder are mild due to potential use in the weak trapdoor Springfield action. Standard is a 405-grain bullet at 1330 feet per second, with 300 and 350-grain loads at higher velocity available. The 45-70 was and is widely chambered in single-shots and remains popular in large-frame lever actions from Browning/Winchester, Henry, and Marlin. — Craig Boddington

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