Springfield Armory Rifles, Part 1.

[@Qigate]

Great video, sir ! I look forward to the next installment .

[@rockhunter6260]

Great presentation Evan👍🏻

[@k1j2f30]

Thanks for all you do Evan, it's always interesting!

[@noahcount7132]

Excellent introductory presentation on the history of Springfield Armory firearms, Evan. Always enjoy a Wyoming connection to your artifacts, as in this case. Eagerly looking forward to episodes two and three. 👍

[@amargosaranch7794]

Evan, About that 1823 Converted Springfield. I think that the comb of the buttstock was cut down - so that a right handed shooter with a bad right eye could use his left eye! I once owned a Winchester M1886 SRC where the buttstock was modified in the same way.

[@thebigone6071]

Dayum dem guns be big asf tho Evan!!! Dem dudes back in dem biblical times must a been big as hell tho u feel me tho ??? Like dat gun is like 10 feet long dayum ☝🏿👍🏿🐐🙏🏿💯🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@jacobayers2391]

Also I don’t know if this can help you gain more information on the milbank conversion but there’s a series of conversions of Swiss muzzleloaders called the milbank-amsler 1842/59/67that function very similar to that converted Springfield though I don’t know if the conversion was done the same person for sure

[@sixshooter3313]

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[@jacobayers2391]

I really like the trapdoor Springfield it’s a fine weapon for what’s it meant to do which is be a cheap and effective way to mass convert muzzleloaders to fire metallic cartridges. I think it gets a bad wrap for the battle of Little Bighorn which imo isn’t fair cuz custers forces were gonna die regardless of what rifle they had equipped with the decisions he made. Also compared to the snider enfield rifles that the British used it had a minor advantage of the trapdoor ejecting the spent case with its spring loaded ejector instead of the sniders way of just cupping the breach and dumping it out that way very minor yes but in a fact every less step ypu have to with your weapon is appreciated.

[@NM-eb5ej]

I have a conversion 1865 Zulu trap door, have always wondered what smith did the work, have seen other Zulu conversions but they aren't as nice as mine. Only paid 125 dollars for it.

[@wsmvolunteers8588]

Is it chambered for a rifle cartridge or shotgun shells? Many long guns were converted to shotguns for the African trade, hence Zulu.

[@NM-eb5ej]

@@wsmvolunteers8588 shotgun shell, I purchased it for a wall hanger. I took it to a antiques roadshow they told me the smith's mark might be hidden in the works and if I wanted to know who then take it apart, not gonna do it so it will remain a mystery.