M84 Cadet Rifle
SN314841
M84 Cadet Rifle, SN314841
U.S. Model 1884 Cadet Rifle SN314841. This fine specimen is one of
the last of the trapdoors - a double cartouched cadet manufactured by
Springfield after production of the M88 rifles had ceased. The bore
is excellent, bright and shiny. The blue on the barrel, receiver,
lockplate, triggerguard, and butt plate has turned mostly plum brown.
There is about 50% case color remaining on the breech block and tang. The
stock is excellent with few dings and dents. It has two cartouches, a
very crisp JLA/1895 and a more faint SWP/1885. There is a hint of a
hairline crack ahead of the rear lock bolt, about 1/2" long. There is a
faint circled P behind the trigger plate. The lock plate is undated; the
hammer has fine checkering; the lock has a three position tumbler; the
trigger is serrated. It has both upper and lower sling swivels. The butt
plate is unmarked. The barrel has the large proof marks and the initails A
and R ahead of the receiver. There is interesting wear at the muzzle end
of the barrel, as though a bayonet was put on and taken off numerous
times. It has a Buffington rifle rear sight and later type ramrod.
$1195 + S/H. Contact Mike at 808-664-6468 (Hawaii) or e-mail him at
the.old.trooper@gmail.com. E-mail for more and larger images: I ship USPS
Registered Priority Mail with the firearm fully insured; you pay the
actual cost of mailing plus $5 for packing materials. E-mail me your
Zipcode and I can give you a pretty good idea of what it's going to cost
to ship."
