The birthday elves have been kind...

[Noisydad]

Another of my bucket list rifles ticked off the list...
Harrington and Richardson built 1873 Springfield Trapdoor, cavalry carbine .45-70 in barely used, as new condition.

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[Stix]

Very very nice Noisy...!!!

Well done...hsppy for you...!!...

Send those elves over to me....?...please...!!


I bet you were surprised to see gun when you peeled that wrapping off...!!...

[flutch]

whoah thats an old girl, that or a really nice reproduction!

you'll have to post up some pics of how she performs!

[wrenchman]

very nice that would be fun to shoot have you got loads made up for it ?

[marksman]

very very lucky boy

[Noisydad]

whoah thats an old girl, that or a really nice reproduction!

you'll have to post up some pics of how she performs!

It’s a repro by Harrington and Richardson. There were built in the 70s. Doubt this one’s ever been used much.

[Noisydad]

very nice that would be fun to shoot have you got loads made up for it ?

Yep. I have some loaded with 55 gn 2 F and a Lyman 400gn round nose bullet with a lube cookie under it.

[Blr243]

Happy birthday noisy

[Noisydad]

Thank Blr, it has been a good day - not very often that the stars line up and deliver a new rifle just at the right time

[Blr243]

The last time I ordered a brand new hilux I had to wait 4 months for it and it turned up on my birthday

[Sergeant Hartman]

Fancy. Happy birthday mate

[sungazer]

Wow I just saw this thread and at first I thought are you for real that looks like brand new not 100+ years old. Then got down to see it is a repo regardless it is still a very nice rifle a real shine or depth of colour in the steel. Happy Birthday mate great present to receive.

[Diamond Jim]

I wish I had elves that bought me that kind of present. Enjoy!

[Noisydad]

It’s gotta be highly unusual to find a rifle built in the 1970s that’s been handled so little let alone hardly fired. It’s literally in as new condition!