Springfield Trapdoor Rifles & Carbines

SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR RIFLES AND CARBINES . THESE WERE MANUFACTURED FROM 1873 TO 1893
YEAR	RIFLES	CARBINES	CADET RIFLES	LONG RANGE RIFLES	RAMROD BAYONET RIFLES	24 INCH CARBINES	HEAVY BARREL CALVARY RIFLES	SERIAL NUMBERS THE FIRST OF EACH YEAR
1873	4	1942	—	—	—	—	—	1
1874	22398	10973	1	—	—	—	—	1947
1875	7211	499	499	—	—	—	—	35219
1876	11369	2	2517	—	—	—	—	60326
1877	16	2496	—	—	—	—	—	74214
1878	20620	2000	1050	—	—	—	—	76725
1879	18360	—	500	18	—	—	—	100396
1880	9830	14884	500	32	—	—	—	119274
1881	18711	501	—	151	1014	—	—	144520
1882	27846	—	1021	—	—	—	52	164897
1883	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	193816
1884	—	580	—	—	—	—	—	228572
1885	39814	—	1920	—	445	—	—	263877
1886	34162	5000	—	—	559	1000	—	306055
1887	34870	5000	1000	—	—	—	—	346776
1888	34120	5000	2000	—	3		1	387646
1889	36523	5000	—	—	—	2	—	428770
1890	22266	—	2500	—	7480	—	—	470293
1891	—	—	680	—	30461	—	—	502540
1892	—	—	2320	—	22121	—	—	533682
1893	—	—	5000	—	4760	—	—	558123 567882
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There were 15 officers model sporting rifles manufactured between 1870 to 1875.
There were a total of 500 officers model sporting rifles in standard configuration made from June 1875 to December of 1885.
All officers model sporting rifles were engraved
There were a hundred rifles made with positive cams.
There were 9 marksman rifles manufactured with extra heavy barrels and extra long range sights.
For more information on this subject we recommend the following book:
TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD by M.D. “bud” WAITE and B.D. Ernst