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 It started at the Puyallup show today . . . 
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I rarely go to gun shows anymore. I dunno, they just don't get me all that excited and I rarely seem to buy much. However, just for the hell of it I decided to go to the Puyallup show today.

I started my fun acquisitions before the show started, meeting marcusp323 for some powder.

Then at the show, I found two things on the same table that caught my eye:

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The top one is a Springfield Trapdoor, Model 1884 in .45-70. The price was $300 . . . I mean, c'mon, that's practically GIVING it away. The bottom one was listed as a "Springfield 1847 .58 caliber" on one tag and a "1874 Brown Bess" on another tag. I didn't know what the hell it was, but it was in pretty good shape and the asking price of $350 seemed reasonable . . . I offered $300, and he accepted. $600 for the pair.

The Trapdoor was made in 1892. It has what looks like a giant Philips screwdriver where the cleaning rod should be:

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After getting home and getting online, I realized that that is a "ramrod bayonet," designed to be extended when shit gets real. Here it is in the extended position:

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Seriously?!!! :bonghit: :ROFLMAO: Anyhow, yeah, that's cool.

The Trapdoor has some pretty good pitting all over, but it looks to be fairly sound. I'll definitely shoot it. It has some markings on the stock, which I assume are unit markings of some kind . . . ?

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Did I mention it was $300?!! Try finding one for twice that . . . .

The other gun, as it turns out, is a Springfield Model 1842 musket (smoothbore) in .69 caliber. It has a manufacture date of 1847. Here's a pic of the lockplate; the "SPRINGFIELD 1847" mark is clearly visible behind the hammer, but you can't see it in the his photo due to the angle:

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I'm pretty sure that this musket is a reproduction. It's in pretty good shape. I suspect that it's a repro that has been defarbed, which means that the "modern" markings were removed. There is a small serial number on the side of the barrel, which was my first clue. I found some other features on the gun that indicate this, too. But damn, it's hard to tell for sure.

And last but not least, I came across a couple of .50-cal ammo cans with ammo . . . 480 rounds of 8mm Mauser for $70, and 320 rounds of 8x56R for $65. Yes please.

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The 8mm Mauser ammo (on the left) is dated 1940, and is from Yugoslavia. The 8x56R ammo is Austrian, per the seller. I pulled out a couple of boxes and that appears to be true. One box (not the one with the label on it) has the headstamp with the Nazi eagle; another had a slightly different headstamp. Both were from 1938.

I still need to learn a lot more about both of the guns and the ammo . . . if anyone has info to share, please do!

Oh, and then I capped it all off by buying the SKS Sporter that was advertised here on WaGuns . . . my first Chinese SKS:

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Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:45 pm
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You fucking suck.

Also, I need a trapdoor. How badly do you want that Star plus cash?

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Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:47 pm
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Wow...very nice! That is quite the haul!


Sat Oct 29, 2016 3:19 pm
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Holyfuck
I woulda bought all that too


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Rix86 wrote:
Holyfuck
I woulda bought all that too


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That guy knows his stuff.


Sat Oct 29, 2016 4:11 pm
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I like that SKS. You going to thread the barrel? :AR15firing:

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You already were a hound in my book. But this.....this.....

NICE score.

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So how much are you going to sell the Trapdoor for?

Enquiring minds want to know.....

Nice score!

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Wow! Seriously! Nice score!

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So about the issue of hoarding that was discussed earlier this week......

:peep:

Those sporters are sweet.

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SFCRMSA wrote:
I like that SKS. You going to thread the barrel? :AR15firing:


Hmmm.

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L_O_G wrote:
So about the issue of hoarding that was discussed earlier this week......



Yeah, LC is gonna be pissed off! He hates hoarding!

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The year of manufacture of the Sporter should be stamped next to the serial number. It will be a two digit number. Mine was made in 93.

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Yes, this one is a 93 as well.

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