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Springfield Model 1873 45-70 SN: 201020

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Springfield Model 1873 45-70 SN: 201020
US military single shot rifle manufactured circa 1883. Features 32" barrel, blade front sight, 1873 rear sight with elevator ladder and tangent rails, cleaning rod, sling swivels, stacking swivel, external hammer, straight gripped walnut stock, curved steel buttplate. Bore is fair, rifling with scattered areas of pitting. Metal finish has turned a a molted gray/brown patina. Wood is sound has been sanded, & Refinished, no visible cartouches. Breech block is dated 1873. Barrel marked over chamber "V / P / (eagle head)", "P". "R" marked rear sight on base.. "US" on butt plate at top of heel. Lock plate marked "U.S. Springfield 1883". Condition is NRA Good. Antique Firearm.