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Item: B1025DG

Original manual "Description and Rules for the Management of the Springfield Rifle, Carbine and Army Revolvers Caliber .45." Washington Government Printing office 1898. Hardbound with 69 pages. A great reference that includes a wealth of information. Manual cover the component parts of the .45-70 Trapdoor Rifle and Carbine their screw-driver, tumbler-punch, main-spring vise, the headless shell extractor, and the wooden wiping (cleaning) rod. Includes a section on the Care of Arms in Service with directions for using the Springfield breech-loading system etc. Discusses the Cartridge and has a memoranda of trajectory. The valuable reference does not end with the Trapdoors; it also covers the component parts of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver Caliber .45 and the Schofield-Smith and Wesson Army Revolver caliber 45. Also includes a section on their Memoranda of Trajectory. Very good condition, clean pages. Book is intact with three fold out plates. A great manual for your Trapdoor or Single Action Army Collection. From the late Burton Kellerstedt collection, purchaser will receive letter of provenance. A great collectible and a nice memento of one of the great martial arms collectors of our time.