This is a very good plus condition and all original Springfield Armory Model 1888 Trapdoor Rifle with the scarce integrated ramrod bayonet  The serial number on this rifle is 528454, which places its date of manufacture to 1891.  Springfield Armory produced only 30,461 Model 1888 Ramrod Bayonet Rifles in 1891 out of a total of only 66,713 Model 1888 Rifles produced, all between 1890 and 1893.  The Model 1888 Rifle was the last of the trapdoor rifles manufactured. The Rod Bayonet is an interesting, and intermittent, design that appears on American military firearms fo..

This is an original condition Springfield Armory Model 1873 Trapdoor Rifle in .45-70 caliber from 1882.  This rifle is in the serial number range of rifles issued to the 1st United States Volunteer Engineer Regiment during the Spanish American War, which served in Puerto Rico. The serial number on this rifle is 203511, which places its date of manufacture to 1882.  Springfield Armory only produced 27,892 rifles that year.  The Model 1873 was the first model of the .45-70 trapdoor service rifles and was manufactured at Springfield Armory from 1873-1886.   Th..

This is an original and very fine condition Springfield Armory Model 1842 Musket that was manufactured in 1848.The Model 1842 design was based on the previous Model 1840 Flintlock Musket design with changes from flintlock to percussion ignition. The story of the Model 1842 Percussion Musket begins in 1841 when the Chief of Ordnance instructed Springfield Armory to develop a new percussion system based on the Model 1840 but using the Model 1841 percussion system. The resulting arm, the Model 1842 Percussion Musket, was not only the first regulation armory pattern percussion musket, but it was a..

This is a scarce and original Springfield Armory Model 1866 Trapdoor Rifle, also known as the Second Allin Alteration Rifle, in .50-70 caliber.While the American Civil War was predominantly an Infantryman's war using muzzle loading, percussion cap ignition rifles, the use of breech loading, cartridge-firing weapons (principally carbines) left an indelible mark on both the US Army and weapons designers in the United States. The Army's experience during the Civil War left post-war Army leaders with two distinct impressions. First, the accuracy and long-range of modern infantry rifles made the li..

This is a very rare and fine condition Springfield Model 1896 Krag Cavalry Carbine that is in the serial number range of Model 1896 Carbines issued to the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the famous Rough Riders, during their campaign in Cuba during the Spanish American War.The Springfield Model 1896 Carbine began as the Prototype Model 1892 Carbine. The 1892 Prototype was initially submitted to the Cavalry Drill Regulations Board at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 14, 1894. Based upon feedback from various sources, to include many cavalry veterans of the Indian Wars as well as influential Chief ..

This is a scarce Robert Johnson contract U.S. Model 1817 Flintlock Common Rifle from 1821.Rifle development in the early years of the United States was based on the frontier use of Kentucky and Pennsylvania rifles. The first regulation U.S. rifle was the US Model 1803, manufactured at Harpers Ferry in 1803, firing a .54 caliber ball from a relatively short (compared to earlier civilian rifle designs) 33" barrel. The Model 1803 Rifle was manufactured until 1807 and several of these rifles are known to have accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the west coast. Model 1803 Rifles were..

This a fine condition and very scarce Robert Johnson manufactured U.S. Model 1836 Flintlock Pistol, still in the original flint, that was made in 1840. The history of the U.S. Handgun began just before the Revolution when British troops stationed in the American Colonies were issued with the "New Model 1760" flintlock pistol. When the Revolutionary War began, the Rappahannock Forge in Virginia copied the British Model 1760 design and designated it the Model 1775. This .62 caliber, flintlock, single shot pistol is generally considered to be the first US martial sidearm. The US War Depar..

This is a mint condition, original and probably unissued WWII Remington-Rand Model 1911A1 .45 ACP Pistol that was manufactured by the company in 1945.The Remington Rand Corporation was formed in the mid-1920s with the merger of the Remington Typewriter Company and the Rand Kardex Company. Before WWII, Remington Rand produced typewriters, adding machines, office equipment and storage containers. The U.S. Ordnance Department approached Remington Rand in March 1942 with a request to produce Model 1911A1 Pistols. Remington Rand and the Ordnance Department eventually entered into six contracts for ..