1873 Springfield...The "Trapdoor": Anvil 111
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2022
- Full conservation of an unmolested 1873, from the 1876 time frame, with NONE of the armory reworks. Real time capsule stuff. Support us: / anvil NOT a tutorial...we show what you need to learn, not how to do . Cannot perform at this level? Do NOT attempt.
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I shoot N-SSA with a trio of original pieces. A '61 springfield rifle musket, a '42 springfield smoothbore, and a Smith's Patent Carbine. When I'm at the range practicing, you hear "I've never seen one outside a museum!" or "Aren't you scared to shoot something that old?" I use the same thing quote you did on at the end of the video. The gun has no idea how old it is. Proper projectiles and conservative loads will keep these guns shooting for another 150 years with proper maintenance and cleaning, especially with black powder.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this guy is an absolute wizard of gun restoration. Excellent work
As a young man in the 70's I remember that Trapdoor Springfields were in abundance and cheep, had one myself even shot original 1880's ammo in it and now my son has it. Your video brought back a lot of memories of how to break it down to clean it. I am going to tell him to watch this and learn from the Master. Glad you are getting well.
Those trays are great! I made myself a couple a while back, they fit into a little rack that lives on my wall, great for storing projects while you're waiting on parts etc. I'd suggest sealing the mdf with something like watered-down pva as they tend to shed dust and start to blow-up/fall apart once they soak-up a bit of humidity. Sterling work as always guys, thanks!
Trays are in fact sealed and repel oil quite well
This is the best video on cleaning a Trapdoor while preserving the history that I’ve ever seen! When I clean mine up you can bet I’ll be playing and stopping the clip when needed! Thanks
That "bundle of soda straws" for wood analogy was a good one. If you fill them with oil, they don't fill with moisture and fungus.
Was becoming a tad concerned regarding your presence, or lack thereof as of recent. Too long between vids. However, walking pew nomia will do that. Glad your on the mend and I must say a superb return video. Thank you.
There is no more satisfying feeling then watching a rusty piece of metal getting boiled, converted and then carded back into black gun metal. OUTSTANDING!
I bought a Krag a few years back that was virtually pristine on the outside. So why did I take the gun apart anyway? Because there was sugar rust on the inside of the buttplate and trigger guard, that's why! You'll never know what's hiding under there until you check.
Great work as always
There was a dude we knew used to us a muzzle loader to hunt pigs , he said the main thing to do was to have a tree right next to you so you could climb it after firing as the smoke hid the pig and you couldn't see if you killed it or it was still coming .
I just gotta tell you that this video is the greatest tool ever showing how to do all the care and preservation on a Springfield Trapdoor. After watching your video, a half dozen times, and acquiring the necessary tools, books, parts, and such, I turned my 1873 Trapdoor into one heck of a nice rifle. You deserve a huge payment for putting out such a complete video. I'd send a pile of cash your way but alas I spent every dime of mine on buying the necessary tools, books, parts, and such. Heck if you weren't so dang ugly, I'd marry you. Your videos should be archived for all eternity. I am now a self-proclaimed master of Trapdoor Care and Maintenance, and I couldn't have done it without you. Send me an 8X10 glossy of your handsome mug shot and I'll proudly display it in my workshop.
Available camera optics unable to capture my image without hosing up the camera. Good job though, your story is exactly why I do this. OUTSTANDING
"Mung" is a word I haven't heard used since my dad passed.. "Angel piss" is a a new one I am keeping.. I love old guns, and am subscribing to learn...
Thank you Mark for your wholesome,entertaining and relaxing channel. We dont get to play with guns in the Netherlands but i can enjoy it through your channel nonetheless.
Mark I could set on a stool and watch you work for hours. Thank you for all the great videos. 👏👏
"Give a private three ball bearings... "
I listened to that four times in a row and guffawed out loud each time! It's not just the words. It's the delivery!
Mark is a true genius on several levels.
Great job. Mark you remind me of the people that I learned from as a much younger me. Basically really tough, opinionated, extremely knowledgeable people that had forgotten more than I will ever know. Sometimes angered me and made me want to smack them, mostly admired and felt privileged to be the one they expounded their knowledge on. Thanks very much for sharing and also bringing back those memories.
God Bless and get well.
Turning until it stops is a pretty good explanation.
Thank you Mark and Bruno. Watching a master at work never gets old.
Thank you for finally revealing a non-destructive method of coping with crusty rust that's too thick to fully convert!
I love your humor so much! Give a private 3 ball bearings and in 10 minutes he will have lost one, broke the other, and somehow managed to get the third one pregnant 🤣
MARK, With the parts, tools, books, and hours of work that it took to tear my 1873 Trapdoor completely down, replace faulty parts, all metal work and bluing, and stock refinishing, added a front sight and front sight cover and a leather sling, I cannot see how a gunsmith could make any money without charging a great big fat chunk of dollars. I wound up with one beautiful Infantry Rifle that will last at least another 149 years. Except for the sling, I kept the rifle all original parts wise at one heck of an additional premium. I didn't feel like paying $230 for an original sling so I paid $30 something for a knockoff that looks original. For me it was a labor of love and I have not one regret. A 45/70-405 for this coming deer season. I'm all excited. Thanks for this video I watched it a dozen times and it made all the positive difference.
"Luck is when skill and preparedness meet opportunity".
Worth staying till the end!!
It’s amazing how well some of these old weapons clean up.
Maybe the best gunsmith on CZcams?
Not maybe.
100% best gunsmith on YT.
is there any other channel like it? I've seen restoration channels but no proper gunsmithing
I can't believe this vid was an hour long. Now I have to do my '66 Allen.
Hey Mark, So, I broke my 1873 down to its lowest common denominators. Extractor spring and plunger somehow are fused together. Firing pin tip worn down to a nubbin, and 5 screws beyond the tiny ball peen restoration. Well $85 in new old parts later the rifle is mechanically back up to snuff. Not to mention the extra high front sight and new front sight pin so I can get the rifle shooting.1.5 inches high at 100 yards. The stock is ding steamed and sanded down to 400grit, and ready for stain, sealer, and true oil. The metal is close to being prepped for bluing. I'm making the rain gutter device for boiling and steaming. The moral is looks can be very deceiving and if you are not prepared to go all out and do the job right then leave it alone. When I die, I'll be willing all my new gun smithing tools and equipment, used on only one rifle, to Bruno. I am sure he will love the highly polished baby ball peen hammer.
Right on man, was this a retirement need a hobby kind of deal or something?
@@bizzlebazzle4390 I have been retired long enough to complete all of my Honey Do lists and decided to put away my 7MM-08 and get an original Springfield 45/70 Government to hunt deer with. It's tough to find a Springfield in decent condition that doesn't cost a fortune. It's tough to find a Springfield in poor condition that doesn't cost a fortune. I'll have a dandy shooter when I'm finished refurbishing the old boy. My next rebuild is going to be a combination 20 megaton nuclear warhead/riding mower. Ha, Ha, Ha.
It is nice seeing how you suggest the parts come loose. You do not take them out, you softly and politely ask them to stir themselves from their places. People think of tearing a gun down to repair it. As you said, you want to slip in, perform your magic and leave no tracks. It is beautiful artistry and craftsmanship. Thanks
Magnificent as always!
Thank you for everything!
He slays me with his humour, excellent video, thanks for making.
This was a good one! The amazing tooling for making these guns can be seen restored at the American Precision Museum, Windsor, VT if you ever get a chance to visit. The stock is carved out in one pass; the machine is absolutely astounding to see.
I'll have to check that out.
Just once I'd like to see Mark fix something that Lawrence of Arabia did use.
Ditto 😅
He’d be the guy
They're all in Leeds. Call Jonathan.
Hope you are doing better. As always very informative. One of the few CZcams channels worth a damn.
Absolutely 💯 the best YT video ive seen, especially when im working on 4 of these! One is original, another converted to .45Colt, one in. 410, and finally a .45-70 PISTOL similar to 2 made for General Grant! I woodburned "BLACK POWDER ONLY " on the .45-70 ones for safety!
This challenging project is now possible due to this video! Thank you!
OMG, I love this! "If you don't hit it, make sure it dies of smoke inhalation and third degree burns!" Pure gold Mark!
There are no words to give enough thanks for your work. I have a treasured Trapdoor, I took it all apart when I was like 18..VERY carefully..I mean everything!!..I managed somehow..Applied flaxseed oil to the stock and gun oil to all the metal..I didn't damage anything! Applied neatsfoot oil to the one hook original leather sling...Later on I used Obenauf's....Has the short wrist...has a Buffington sight..."43" stamped on the right side of the butt stock and a very dim cartouche over the trigger guard on the left side.."N.J." stamped on the left side of the front of the block..US Model 1884 on the top of the front of the block...I was 18 in like 1975...Recently I got some reduced load smokeless cartridges with 405 grain lead bullets from Steinel...Had GREAT fun shooting the rifle! Rifle shot about 2 feet high at 100 yards...Don't know if this was a Bannerman, it has only a 2 position lock, but, passed down from family and so cool to shoot it!! THANKS for your love of these precious antique greatly loved rifles...
Mark, you and the crew put so much into these videos. Knowledge, technical insights, and fun! Thank you!
Great video as always! Thank you for inviting me (and us all) into your shop. I am too old to apprentice, but I feel as if I missed my calling.
I really enjoy your careful, methodical approach to guns you’ve never seen before, guns for which there is limited (or no) documentation, guns where a mistake means an irreplaceable historical object has been damaged or destroyed. Honestly I don’t know how you do it but I respect the hell out of you for doing it anyway.
Sorry to hear you sounding so gravelly, hope you’re back to 100% ASAP. I really enjoy every video, looking forward to the next one.
I love every last one of these. Well worth supporting on Patreon and I'm glad I do. Thanks.
Mark, impressed you properly used "umbra" in the correct context. Respect.
Quite the vocabulary collection in his videos.
Thanks so much for another wonderful video Mark. Can’t tell you how much I both enjoy and learn from these. Lots of little tips which have probably taken you a lifetime to learn being freely shared for the world is a pretty noble gesture.
So, I am prepping to do a full conversion on my 1873 Trapdoor. Before I think about beginning, I decided to roundup the correct tools for the job and breakdown schematics and the oils, chemicals, to clean up metal and or wood. Spare parts catalogues for just in case, and I'm watching this video for the umpteenth time to glean all the advice you offer. I even bought a baby ballpeen hammer with the polished head that I'll polish even more before I start. My trapdoor looks great on the outside, but where the metal meets the wood stock, I see ugly hiding. Thank You !!!!!
I could watch his videos endlessly...I should have spent my formative years doing this instead of getting two pretty much useless degrees
Absolutely fascinating. showing us the skill of the gunsmith back in the days of making the rifle and also your skill and knowledge in restoration. Thank you for taking the time to show us.
You Sir, are a True Artisan! A real pleasure to watch you work, your techniques are Exemplary! You are a National, and now an International Treasure!
I love the way you so very carefully kept all the various parts in the order in which you removed them and then just tossed them all into the basket willy nilly.
Thanks, I really needed this. This is absolutely the very best video that I have seen on this subject, period! I have a !8786-1878 officers Cavalry carbine in 45-53 -405 and a Remington rolling block NYS 50-70 rifle. This helps a great deal with both. Thank yo much, Sir!
Can I say that I carried a M2 with barrel in a thunderstorm and tornado warning during a training exercise. Only to find my tent had a river running through it. Getting my guards hit canceled then going to sling mud on my platoons tent. Lucky for me my brother a Marine said always water proof your gear and save the wet wipes and toilet paper. Best advice ever.
Best one of the year so far Mark. Well done, well done indeed.
I just rebuilt a 1884, had to reline the barrel too. Had a rusty but plate also. Great video as always, nice work.
The butt plate on my Berthier Mle16 rifle looked similar, saved it by converting. Thanks for the great info and helping to save these beautiful pieces of history.
Thanks for another amazing video. I enjoyed it so much I watched it back to back. A mark of a true professional is making it look so easy, mission accomplished. I sure hope you're feeling better and over your pneumonia. As always cheers 🍻
I have a 1884 that was still in Cosmoline when my Father got it he only fired 6 rounds of the original ammunition through it and of those rounds he'd drill a small hole in the bullet face put a few grains of powder and top it with a primmer making a exploding Bullet, He would shoot it on the 4th of July, it has never been outside it also came with a 1863 Watertown Arsenal Ammo Carrier totally enjoyed this episode with having that gun hanging on the Wall.
THANK YOU! This channel has been a huge wealth of information and this vid is another 5/5. I gave up trying to take the hammer off my Snider Enfield before I broke something. I tried asking or looking for a book but this stuff is all in old people's heads or 50 years out of print books.
I used a parallel clamp for the flat spring and managed to take the hammer screw out with a wooden jaw vise and some heat but I ended up blueing the hammer and plate together.
Thank you. I just purchased a trap door and will be working on cleaning it up soon. Your video will help a lot.
Thank you for sharing this Mark! I find your videos extremely relaxing. I truly enjoy Gunsmithing personally. However I rarely get my hands 🙌🏻 on these types of firearms. Fantastic video my friend!!!!
I've always been a how thing work guy,in I'll tell you brother,your on top of your game,thanks for the knowledge you so freely offer.
I own several Trap doors, both rifle and carbine versions…I really appreciated this episode !
a meticulous renovation and conservation, Sir.
excellent work. bravo!
Thank you for doing these videos. They are a joy to watch. May God Bless you and your Family
Always a pleasure to see you work on a firearm, and to hear your tips and tricks. Thanks.
I'm so glad you brought up the firing pin spring. Most don't have one and the pin drags over the cartridge case upon closing and will eventually blunt or break the firing pin.
Always a fun watch, thank you Mr Novak
Excellent video as ever Mark..
I have to say I tend to use a small brass hammer for "persuading" stuff rather than a polished steel one! My polished steel hammers mostly get used for pushing metal back to where it should be.. same with punches, unless I am hitting something that will be hidden, I tend to use a brass punch, at least to start stuff off. I have given up buying brass punches, I just have a length of of 3/8" brass/phospher bronze and turn them up as I need them..
Regarding shifting "blister rust", I have a couple of flattened .577/.450 Martini cases on my bench, one I use for scraping pins out of files and the other I use for scraping off blisters.. sometimes they get mixed up.. who cares..!
Nice work Mark. Looks like it was a mini-struggle getting through that one, so we appreciate the effort. Feel better, friend.
I hope you're feeling better Mark. Great video as always.
Thanks Mark for Your new video. It´s really pleasure watch Your nice and educational videos.
It is always good to see your videos ! You are a master . . .
Love this! Gorgeous rifle, great content, and as always, amazing work!
Mark's surmizing.... Master Gunsmith sharing some wisdom, experience and common sense.
Hope your feeling better! Phenomena is no joke. Great video thank you! 😊
Yeah, pneumonia is quite the phenomena... 😜
Another master class. Amazing.
Having done the same work to a 1853 Enfield and a 1871 Snider, I appreciate the amount of time and effort involved to do the job properly. 👍
beautiful bit of history and masterful work as always, chief. thank you.
Mark you have done a wonderful conservation of the Trapdoor Springfield. It looks fantastic sir. I love your "parts table". It looks great. If I were you I would give that a couple of coats of Danish oil to seal it from future gunk getting in the fibres of the MDF. Your neighbour made a great job of it. Cheers from the UK. Sam
Always a Pleasure watching a skilled Pro. THANKS
Howdy Mark, I am getting ready to the same to my trapdoor that you did in this video. It's a Mfg. 1888 and it looks to have been taken care of fairly well over the years. Thanks to your tips and teachings in this video along with my unlimited time I expect to return this old rifle back into great condition. By the way for the tools and materials that I'll need, to do this job correctly, I'll have paid out over 300 clams. Ginger Brandy will fix up the last of your ailment. My grandmother says she drinks just a thimble full of Ginger Brandy for medicinal purposes as needed.
That feeling when you have a minty milsurp that's patina'd all over, you boil it and as your carding the oxide off you discover beautiful blue under the wood and bare metal with scratches from bubba's file above. DAMNIT BUBBA!
Another great one Mark. Complete with Rod Stewart raspy voice. Thank you for this!
Always a joy to see your work!
Fantastic tutorial and explanation. Your knowledge is incredible! Thanks
Beautiful restoration/conservation all that was needed and nothing extra
Those old guns are so beautiful - really beautiful job!
Awesome job and explaining the entire process that you completed. Thank you for sharing. Hope you have recovered fully.
31:00; I love how he takes the carefully isolated pieces and casually tosses everything in the basket for derusting.
That said, it's fascinating to watch a master at work.
Great video! I have a newfound appreciation for this rifle!
Wow, just wow. That came back beautifully!
This was just what I needed. I've done this on other guns before but was going to leave the Trapdoor alone other than just disassemble it for cleaning (the reason I came here to begin with). But I liked what you said, "I can't see how maintaining it makes it less collectible" (paraphrasing). I work on classic Benzes and have the same thought process. Thanks to you, I have all the metal boiling away in a pot next to me at the moment and they are slowly getting to a lovely, black finish.
Got all the bits black, but the barrel and action don't want to turn dark evenly at all. It looked like an oil pattern, so I degreased again with acetone, but hours later, hardly any change.
Very nice, very nice. Brilliant workmanship
Amazing fine job Mark...l have run across some of these old guns in my 80 some years on earth....It looks really good now...Thanks From an old Navy flying Shoe🇺🇸
I really enjoy your videos Mark.
love these videos, like stepping back in time
Outstanding! Thank you for this detailed video, loved it.
beautiful restoration as usual
Excellent video that is a great peace of kit would love having one thank you for sharing five stars sir
The new rust blueing looks incredible, what a beautie!
Mark, the hole presentation was beautiful in clueing the gun. That’s the way it should look.
If I could give you TWO thumbs up I would !! You are a true fellow Czech - I love your comments/ wisdom!
Nice exercise bar !!!!! LOL Another outstanding content and execution.....
Wow thanks Mark a beautiful piece of kit there still my favorite shooting iron and I love the marvelous work done on that ole milsurp she looks awesome.
I like the teasers of seeing the Ma Deuce barrel in the beginning of the video and then seeing her receiver in the background, circa timestamp 20:00 or so.
I sure would enjoy seeing that piece of equipment being worked on, in your inimitable style there, Mark.