The .45-70 Springfield Rifle Book-Trapdoor Bible!-5th Ed Revised-3 New Chapters!

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THE .45-70 SPRINGFIELD 5th Edition, 2011, Revised and Expanded with Three New Chapters and Color Insert by Joe Poyer and Craig Riesch **** "For Collectors Only" Exhaustively describes the entire range of .45 caliber "trapdoor" Springfield arms, the gun that really won the West. A MUST -have for any collector's Springfield, single shot, or military rifle library! "Virtually a mini-encyclopedia . . . this reference piece is a must."--- Phil Spangenberger, Guns & Ammo Magazine This book is intended to help the collector determine if his or her .45-70 Springfield is authentic and correct for the period in which it was manufactured. Since the last edition, the authors have continued to gather new information relating to the "trapdoor" rifles and carbines. The result is this fourth edition (more than twice the size of the previous edition), which provides a definitive examination of the .45-70 Springfield rifles and carbines using a part-by-part analysis. Every part and every change to that part made by the Ordnance Department is described in photos and drawings. Dimensions and finishes are listed for each part in both the text and tables. For instance, seventeen different rear sights were used on the .45-70 Springfield trapdoor rifle and carbine. Each sight is carefully photographed and the differences noted. Then, each rear sight is matched to the specific serial number range in which it was used. The same technique is used on lock plates, barrel bands, trigger assemblies, stocks, ramrods, etc. The chapters on accoutrements and tools have been greatly expanded with descriptions and photos to cover all issued to the soldier. Bayonets, scabbards, and frogs are described and matched to years and serial number ranges of issue. The authors also show how it is possible to determine if a .45-70 bayonet is newly manufactured or a Civil War-period bayonet swaged to fit the new rifle. Hunting and intrenching knives, bayonets, carbine slings, front sight covers, ammunition belts and cartridge boxes, and more, all receive the same treatment. All markings and inspection markings are explained and illustrated with photos. A new serial number listing has been developed which takes into account the 22,500 starred carbines and integrates them into overall production so that serial numbers and cartouche dates can at long last be matched correctly. Separate appendices provide production totals, an exploded view, disassembly and cleaning, how to determine if a .45-70 has been refinished or a carbine made from a rifle, a chart of finishes by part, and special sections on the cadet rifles, starred receivers (where they came from and why), the rod bayonet rifle, and the commercial trapdoors. TABLE OF CONTENTS: FOREWORD Conventions INTRODUCTION BREECHLOADING RIFLES FOR THE INFANTRY BREECHLOADING CARBINES FOR MOUNTED TROOPS THE U.S. .45-70 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE AND CARBINE MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING MODELS OF THE .45-70 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE CHAPTER 1, STOCKS COMMON STOCK FEATURES MASTER ARMORER'S CARTOUCHE FIRING PROOF CARTOUCHE RIFLE STOCKS---SPECIFIC FEATURES CARBINE STOCKS---SPECIFIC FEATURES CADET RIFLE STOCKS POINTS TO WATCH FOR---ALL STOCKS On Carbine Stocks Only STOCK INSPECTOR'S MARKINGS CHAPTER 2, BARRELS COMMON POINTS Barrel Markings Points to Watch For CHAPTER 3, BREECH BLOCKS POINTS OF DIFFERENCE BREECH BLOCK TYPES First Type Breech Block Second Type Breech Block Third Type Breech Block Fourth Type Breech Block Fifth Type Breech Block Sixth Type Breech Block Seventh Type Breech Block CAM LATCH FIRING PIN FIRING PIN SPRING BREECH BLOCK CAP AND SCREW CHAPTER 4, RECEIVER ASSEMBLY EJECTOR ASSEMBLY Ejector Stud <... read more

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