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1873 Trapdoor
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rwsem
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April 18, 2015 - 7:24 pm
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Even fully customized in the modern era, these antiques ship right to the door- can you say, "what rifle?". 

Picked up an 1873 Trapdoor out of CT that went through the Griffin & Howe shop at some point in its life:

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Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....

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You got it! They were right with the description. Congrats. Let us know how that bad boy shoots.

To the paranoid people who check behind shower curtains for murderers:

if you find one...what's your plan?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."

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