Original U.S. Civil War Springfield 1863/1870 Trapdoor Conversion Rifle in .50/70 Ancient • A very interesting wide-angle

• A very interesting wide-angle shot of his entire unit with a hand written list of the participants adhered to the reverse plus another similar photo

which weighs about 2 lbs

a small truck arrived and I was taken to a nearby farmhouse where a farmer’s wife gave me a hot drink and helped me to clean up

Research concludes this was written by Violet Somerset

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

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield 1863/1870 Trapdoor Conversion Rifle in .50/70 Ancient • A very interesting wide-angleOriginal 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