A pair of Spanish/American War Veterans

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:41 pm
My US Springfield 1896 Rifle, aka Krag. Made in 1897 and served with the, "Regulars" until she was called back for a face lift and modifications at Springfield Mass. in 1901. About all that remains of the original 1897 rifle is the receiver. She was re-barreled, re-stocked, and re-sighted to the new specifications. The good news is, she wasn't used nearly as hard in her second life, leaving me with a near perfect bore to shoot cast bullets through!

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The next Span/Am Vet in my collection is a little older and truthfully a lot more fun on a date at the range! She came from Springfield Armory in 1889, dubbed the .45 Model 1884 Springfield, aka-"Trapdoor". This lovely lady danced with a Texas Volunteer, (Co, M-3rd Texas) in 1898. She sports a, "Shall be issued upon request." Steel grip for target shooting. I haven't been able to track down any history on the 3rd Texas Volunteers during the war with Spain, don't know if they ever saw action or not, but I do have a picture of my great uncle Henry, (5th Penna. Volunteers) and he carried an 1884 .45 Springfield exactly like the one in my possession. It was a rare time in my gun collecting life that I didn't have at least one .45 Springfield "Trapdoor". The reason is...They're a bunch of fun to shoot! 10gr. of Unique under a 405gr. cast bullet for a nice pleasant, "Ka-Pow!" or 5gr. of unique with 50gr. of FFFG black powder under a 520gr. cast bullet for some serious, "KA-BOOM!" Either load satisfies, just depends on your mood.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:17 pm
Those are sweet! :D
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:51 am
Those are sure sme neat old rifles. I like em!

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:26 pm
Thanks fellows, a Springfield "Trapdoor" is almost always in my house. They're just too much fun to shoot!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:35 pm
very nice.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:43 pm
Awesome pieces of history...thanks for sharing !!

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:49 am
There'll be more history to come when I get around to taking the pictures. :D

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