Springfield Armory Made a Trapdoor Shotgun?!?
Yep, Springfield Armory produced a limited number of shotguns using the breech-loading action developed by Erskine Allin.
Month: November 2022
Air Travel with Longer Rifles
If you transport guns via your checked baggage when flying, you know the requirements are pretty specific for transporting any firearm – hard case, locked, checked at TSA. The devil’s in the details though. Here I look at my solution for transporting longer-than-average rifles.
Wow, thanks for the comment, Tom. Your rifle, it seems, would have been manufactured in the first half of 1882,…
My forager has the serial number 91. It was purchased in the 1930's by my grandfather. It was a mail…
Hey cool, thanks for the comment, Mike! Congrats on finding one. I would also assume no patch box in the…
This was a great source of information. I obtained a Navy Sharps in the 44k range, with both EF and…