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1. 1884 springfield trapdoor rifle serial numbers serial numbers#
2. 1884 springfield trapdoor rifle serial numbers serial number#

note: before 1868, serial numbers were not given to National Armory. Each sight is carefully photographed and the differences noted. Springfield Model 1884 'Trapdoor' rifle, chambered in.

1884 springfield trapdoor rifle serial numbers serial number#

The Model 1888 included an improved retaining mechanism, as the Model 1880's retaining mechanism had proved to be problematic. MODEL 1884' with serial number rear of breech. This, like the Springfield model 1880, was an attempt to combine the cleaning rod and bayonet into a single unit. The rear barrel band was therefore modified in 1890 to include a rear sight protector.Ī round-rod bayonet model was also produced, designated the Model 1888. Manufactured between 1889-1893 serial numbers ran from 500,000 to 565,000- total production -65,000 guns. This was the last model of the Springfield Trapdoor long arms. It was found that the rear sight could be easily damaged when removing the rifle from the carbine boot. Serial number-561529 Model 1884 -this particular model of 1884 was also known as Model 1888 US Trapdoor Rifle or Ramrod bayonet model or Model 1889. The model 1884 was also produced in a carbine version. Marksmen generally favored the new sight, but general troops were less enthusiastic about it and often considered it to be an annoyance. A new barrel band was also designed to accommodate this new sight so that it could lie flat in the point blank position. The raised leaf had graduations from 200 to 1400 yards. Unlike previous sights, the base was not used for any position other than point blank.

The principal feature of this new sight was a rack and pinion style windage adjustment. This sight however was not perfected until 1885. The most dramatic change to the rifle design, which is often considered to be the identifying feature of the model 1884, was a new rear sight which had been designed by Lieutenant Colonel Adelbert R.