.50-70 Springfield pic

[brass]

Fellows,

Taking a queue from Buckskin Billy I’ve posted a picture of my M1870 .50-70 Springfield. This is the rifle I use for my early 1870s buffalo hunter living history impression. However, as Mr Hunt can attest to, when he and I set up our hunters’ camp I portray a skinner and camp cook. Still, having that Springfield in camp gives me a big warm-&-fuzzy. The rifling is very good, the stock is in great shape and it shoots very well.

Though this is a Springfield trapdoor forum I included my Springfield’s little brother, an Ilion, NY made military .43 Spanish Remington (latest patent date stamped on the tang is March 16th, 1874) just for fun.




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[buckskin billy]

very nice. kind of like looking at a swim suit model.
didn't buffalo bill carry a trap door like that in 50-70? and i have seen a picture of him holding a roller like that as well, but don't know what calibre it was.

[jameshunt]

Lucretia Borgia, or what is left of her, now hanging in Cody Wy, it was in .50 Gvt

[buckskin billy]

wonder what happen to the rest of her? i wonder if there is a story behind it

[patriot]

Im new at the rolling block study but was the .43 Spanish made by Remington in America ?

[Boot]

Here's a picture of a Sporterised 1870 I used to own. I've since replaced it with a full stocked '66, but I can't find a picture yet.

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[buckskin billy]

nice looking gun

[Boot]

Thanks, but as I said, I no longer own it. I've replaced it with a full Millitary configuration '66 which is a better option. I'll try and get a picture of it soon.

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[scorcher]

nice pictures

[hangtownfrye]

Nov 21, 2010 21:31:59 GMT -5 patriot said:

Im new at the rolling block study but was the .43 Spanish made by Remington in America ?

Hi, I'm new to the forum, but thought I could help here.

Yes, the .43 Spanish Remington's were made in America, in Illion New York in fact. Remington's were the AK-47 of the 19th Century: everyone had them, they were reliable, and kept on going long after most other guns would have rolled over and died. (I have an Egyptian Rollingblock which looks as though it was dragged through the deserts and fought at every battle in Egypt from the day it got there to Omdurman in 1898...and may well have done so! But though the bore is now pretty much smooth, it still works! Amazing!)

I don't recall where I read it, or whether it was in a secondary or primary resource, but I do recall reading of an order from the Buffalo Plains for a number (I believe it was five) of Rollingblocks and 10,000 rounds of ammo, which was specifically noted as .43 Spanish. Whether the rifles were the standard 3-band military style rifles (I think they were) or a civilian heavy-barreled job chambered in that round I do not know. But it is definitely proof that the guns and cartridge were there in the early 1870's.

Cheers!

Gordon

[malpaso]

There is a Remington Spanish Cal for sale near me £725.oo work that out. Obsolete cal here in the UK and can be bought off ticket

[hangtownfrye]

I have a buddy up in British Columbia who has a nice one complete with dies that I'm working on trying for at the moment. I missed a nice New York National Guard Rollingblock in .50 Govt. a few months ago that I'm still kicking myself over, so I guess I need to move on this one!

Cheers!

Gordon

[Boot]

Here it is;

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