This video delves into the Springfield Model 1875 Officer's Pattern, a distinguished variant of the Trapdoor Springfield rifle. The description highlights its custom sporting rifle origins, standardized in 1875 for commissioned officers and dignitaries. It features a high standard of fit and finish, superior wood stocks, intricate engraving, a 26-inch barrel, aftermarket Beach front sight, aperture tang rear sight, a single set trigger, and a detachable pistol grip added in 1877. Made in limited batches between 1875 and 1885, these rifles are considered the finest Trapdoor Springfields produced.
This video explores the Model 1875 Officer's Pattern Trapdoor Springfield, highlighting its historical significance and likely status as a high-quality firearm. The description emphasizes its 'finest' designation and includes relevant hashtags related to forgotten weapons, trapdoors, history, engraving, and the specific officer's model and year. The focus is on a classic firearm with potential custom features.
This video, "Sunday Shoot-a-Round # 262" by Hickok45, features a casual range session on his private property. The content involves discussion ("yakking") while plinking with two distinct firearms: a classic Trapdoor Springfield chambered in .45-70 and a modern Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 2.0 in .380 ACP. The description also promotes the creator's other YouTube channels, Patreon, and various sponsor links, emphasizing firearms safety and responsible gun ownership. It's presented as an educational and entertainment piece for firearm enthusiasts.
This video kicks off a new series focused on enjoyable and reasonably priced black powder military rifles from the 1860s-1880s. The first episode features the Trapdoor Springfield, highlighting its ease of reloading and the fun of using it at the range. The series aims to explore different models monthly, compare their handling, and provide instructions on making ammunition for them. The host acknowledges a correction regarding the powder charge used in the episode compared to the original carbine load. The video also promotes the "Forgotten Weapons" channel through various links.
This video celebrates 1873 as a landmark year for firearms and ammunition innovation. It highlights three classic firearms that had their 150th anniversaries, specifically mentioning the Trapdoor Springfield, the 1873 Winchester, and the Colt SAA. The description also promotes related content from the Hickok45Clips and Hickok45talks channels, as well as support for sponsors like SDI and Alabama Holster. The video emphasizes firearms safety and responsible gun ownership, produced on a private range by trained professionals for educational and entertainment purposes.
This "Sunday Shoot-a-Round" video features content creator Hickok45 engaging in casual shooting (plinking) in a wooded environment. He discusses and shoots two distinct firearms: a historical 1887 Trapdoor Springfield rifle chambered in .45-70, and a modern Beretta APX A1 Compact pistol in 9mm. The video description also promotes Hickok45's other YouTube channels, Patreon page, and sponsors like SDI, Alabama Holster, Talon Grips, and Ballistol, while emphasizing firearms safety and responsible gun ownership.
This video celebrates the 150th anniversary of the .45-70 cartridge and the iconic 1873 Trapdoor Springfield rifle. It highlights this historic firearm, with a link to a previous video featuring this specific Trapdoor Carbine. The description also promotes the creator's other YouTube channels (Hickok45Clips, Hickok45talks) and patron support, alongside mentions of sponsors like SDI, Alabama Holster, Talon Grips, and Ballistol. The creator emphasizes that videos are filmed on private property by trained professionals for educational and entertainment purposes, stressing firearms safety and responsible gun ownership, and explicitly stating they are not in the business of selling or modifying firearms.
This video provides a direct comparison between two iconic Springfield rifles: the .45-70 caliber Trapdoor Springfield and the .58 caliber Civil War-era Springfield Rifle Musket. The description highlights the comparison aspect and mentions the caliber of each firearm, indicating an analysis of their historical significance, design, and potentially their performance characteristics. The content is presented by Hickok45, a well-known firearms personality, and is filmed on his private range with an emphasis on safety and responsible gun ownership.
This video from InRange TV visits the Arizona Historical Society to examine Geronimo's actual rifle, an 1868 Springfield Trapdoor. The presenter clarifies the model, noting it's often mistakenly identified as an 1870 due to the subtle differences. The discussion also touches on the development of the 1868 Springfield, starting from the 1865 Allin's conversion, and its eventual replacement by the 1873 Springfield, leading to its surplus status on the frontier.
This video showcases a fascinating movie prop conversion: a Trapdoor Springfield rifle modified to resemble a flintlock firearm. The description explains the practical challenges of using authentic flintlocks in film production due to their unreliability. To overcome this, filmmakers would take a dependable cartridge-firing Trapdoor Springfield and visually alter it to appear as a flintlock. Examples of movies that utilized these converted firearms include "The Man From the Alamo" and John Wayne's "Alamo," where similar conversions were also made for mock Kentucky rifles. This technique highlights the ingenuity employed in historical filmmaking.
This video delves into the first production carbine model of the Trapdoor Springfield, the Model 1870. It highlights key features differentiating it from prototypes, such as its short receiver, 21 3/4" barrel, sling ring, and absence of serial numbers. The description also notes its unique narrow rear sight slider and its position as the final .50-70 caliber Trapdoor, soon to be replaced by the .45-70 cartridge in the 1873 model, with improvements focused on the receiver and breech block arc. Only 362 of these carbines were produced.
This video details the US Army's Model 1881 Trapdoor Forager shotgun, a cost-effective 20-gauge firearm adopted in 1881. Constructed using modified 1873 Trapdoor actions and rebored .58 caliber barrels, these shotguns were intended to provide soldiers stationed west of the Mississippi with recreational shooting and a means to supplement their rations with game. The video highlights the minimal number of new parts required for their production and their positive reception by troops, who continued to use them until at least 1900. The content focuses on the historical context and practical application of this unique military firearm.
