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Wanted!!

This page is for readers looking for items of the trapdoor period that relate to the guns or their associated accouterments. The restrictions should parallel those on the Classified Ads page. Send your want list to Al Frasca at: afrasca@erinet.com. It should be posted within 24 hours.

  1. 6/11/07
    Wanted:
    4 Forager shells dated 10-84, "F" marked, either new, unfired or fired, but re-primed

    For Trade:
    1 unprimed "F" marked 9-00, copper, fired
    1 primed "F" marked 9-00, new-unfired, copper
    1 primed "F" marked 4-99, new-unfired, nickle
    1 primed "F" marked 11-97, new-unfired, nickel

    Contact William Hansen at WmofGlenCrest@aol.com

  2. 12-23-06 WANTED - Sling for a 1895 Winchester Lee 6mm Navy rifle. Believe the slings for the Winchester M1895 lever muskets may be the same. ray02@charter.net Click here to see what the sling looks like. http://www.rifleslings.com/Lee%20Navy%20Sling.htm

  3. 10-17-05 Wanted: M1896/1898 Krag carbine handguard used with the M1896 rear carbine sight. Good solid condition w/ retaining clip. Contact Bill Truman at truman.bill@epa.gov

  4. 8/9/05 WANTED - Wanted: A set of instructions for the Frankford Arsenal .45 field loading set, either original or reproduction. Also, an Ordnance Memo or other source that describes the steps in the process of manufacturing the Benet-primed .45-70 cartridge. Contact Guy Hildebrand at mg64guy@aol.com.

  5. 7/5/05 WANTED - Any material, particularly a photo (a CDV perhaps?) related to my (distant) cousin, William Cheney Manning. He rose from Private to Major during the Civil War, serving with the 1st Mass. Inf., 35th USCT, and 103rd USCT. After the war he joined the 14th Inf. ( Regular Army) as a 2nd Lt., later served in the 23rd Inf. until 1899, when he retired due to problems with wounds received in CW service. During the 1886-87 period he commanded a company at Ft. Mackinac, MI, which had been issued the 1884RRB for trial. I have his rifle, and would VERY much like to find his picture. Contact Dick Hosmer at rahosmer@citlink.net

  6. 6/8/05 WANTED - US Remington 1870 Navy in .22 Caliber. contact Tom Mulligan at Mulligun@aol.com

  7. 6/1/05 WANTED - 2 Benet primed, blank headstamp carbine cartridges (1874-1876) and two Benet primed, blank headstamp rifle cartridges (1874-1876). Contact Hank McCleary at loandhgmcleary@msn.com

  8. 1/14/05 WANTED - M1884 ramrod bayonet. Not the 1888, but 1884 with the locking grooves that are deeper on one end than the other, while the 1888 is the same depth. Also looking for M1865 Joslyn rifle made by Springfield converted to .50-70. Contact John Spangler at john@oldguns.net

  9. 11/20/04 WANTED - Cleaning rods (1) For SA-Rem RB Model 1867 Navy Cadet. Rod is VERY similar in appearance, especially the head, to that of an 1866 Second Allin. Length is 31-9/16". Diameter of rod about 1" behind head is .211", tapering to .194 at threaded end (26tpi). (2) For SA-Joslyn 1865 CF Rifle. Again, rod is VERY similar in appearance, especially the head, to that of an 1866 Second Allin. Length is 35-11/16". Diameter of rod about 1" behind head is .188", tapering to .181 at threaded end (26tpi). Contact Dick Hosmer at rahosmer@citlink.net

  10. (11/15/04) WANTED, MILLS DRAB .45 CARTRIDGE BELT WITH YELLOW EDGES TOP & BOTTOM. Will purchase with or without plate. Contact Dusan Farrington at dfarrington

  11. (11/15/04) FIRST MODEL US WINCHESTER HOTCHKISS CARBINE with all US inspection markings and preferably readable cartouche. Contact Dusan Farrington at dfarrington

  12. (11/15/04) M1872 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER, Springfield manufacture, "Heavy variant" as shown on p.24-25 in Burton Kellerstedt's book "Swords and Sabers of the Armory at Springfield". Contact Dusan Farrington at dfarrington

  13. 11/3/04 Wanted: M1874 haversack. Contact Doug Allen at dallen1023@aol.com.

  14. 10/23/04 WANTED: Bull's modified rear sight for Springfield Long Range rifle. Original prefered but a good reproduction will do for now. Or, can anyone make one up for me using an existing 1879 sight? Contact TrapdoorSpringfield@hotmail.com.

  15. 6/6/04 WANTED, 1880 H - buckle as pictured on page 564 in American military belt plates , popularly known as the "flat-face" H-plate. Contact Terry Morton at trelic@bellsouth.net

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