springfield trapdoor

albatrosdva

February 10, 2003 17:22

Stamped 1884 on the receiver, ser.# 97897, what year was it made?

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  albatrosdva

  February 10, 2003 17:22

  how do you remove the firing pin for a 1873 trapdoor? i took out the screw that seemed to hold it in place but it still doesn't seem to want to come out though it loosened greatly. any pointers?

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  101AIRBORNE

  February 11, 2003 08:26

  If you do not receive a response from IS, go to:
  www.trapdoors.com
  
  Mr. Rush will be haappy to answer your question and it is a great site. Good Luck. 101

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  Iroquois Scout

  February 15, 2003 07:45

  Albatrosdva,
  I don't know how I happened to miss this question,but I did. Are you still haveing trouble getting the fireing pin out of your trapdoor?
  If you are here is the way to do it. Lay the rifle on youre lap with the breach block open. You will see a screw on the side of the block, this is the cam latch screw, remove this screw and the cam latch and don't lose the camlatch spring. Now you will see a screw in the bottom of the breach block this short screw is the fireing pin screw,remove it and the fireing pin should come out. Use a punch that just fits the hole for the tip of the fireing pin and use that to push the fireing pin up so that you can grab the head and remove it. Now,from 1865-1877 all trapdoors had a spring around the tip of the fireing pin to retract the fireing pin when the hammer was cocked. Sometimes this spring will be rusted in place and keep the fireing pin from comeing out,also,from 1865-1884 all trapdoor fireing pins were made of steel and can rust in place. From 1884 to the end of production fireing pins were made of a brass colored metal called brillium(sp?)which does not rust. Try to get some penetrating oil around the fireing pin,let it sit for a while and then try to push the pin out. If it still won't come out,you are going to have to remove the breach block from the action and soak the whole thing in a can of diesel oil or kerosine. To remove the breach block,first take out the cleaning rod and remove the barrel bands,then take out the tang screw and the barreled action will come out of the wood. Carefully drive the hinge pin from right to left,be very careful of the ejector,ejector spring and spindle as they are under a lot of pressure,the breach block will now come out of the action. Put everything back in reverse order,being careful not to kink any of the springs. Best of luck, Scout

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  trapdoor

  February 15, 2003 23:41

  If you are still having trouble with this firing pin, send me an E-mail at:
  
  trapdoor.one@juno.com
  
  and maybe I can add something to the good suggestions which you have already received from Iroquois Scout. Right off the bat, the only thing I can add is that if you do remove the breechblock from the receiver, the hard part is getting the breechblock, the extractor, the ejector spring and the ejector spring pin all lined up and in their proper position so that the hinge pin can be properly inserted. It is almost impossible to do unless you know the trick to doing it.
  
  Another thing to be careful about is removing the barreled action from the stock. If you want suggestions on how to do this without chipping out a piece of the stock at the breechscrew tang, let me know, or better yet, get the gun all set up in front of you and give me a call at (713) 668-8358 and I can more easily talk you through it.
  
  
  
  Dick Branum
  Houston, Texas

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