This review details the Springfield Trapdoor, America's first standard-issue breech-loading rifle, focusing on the Model 1884 variant. It highlights the rifle's unique loading and ejection mechanism for the .45-70 cartridge and its complex Buffington rear sight. The video demonstrates its historical significance, serving as the US long arm until 1892 and seeing action in the Spanish-American War.
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