'73 Butt Plates
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Recently I picked up a set of wood for an 1873 rifle. It has a brass (old and dinged up) butt plate. Was this a standard issue for this gun? I can't out anything online, so I thought I would check with some experts. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Is it crescent shaped? All the 73 butt plates Ive seen are steel with a trapdoor for cleaning rods.
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Cresent shape with no trap door.
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Got pics? Im not showing anything factory. Is it cast or shaped?
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Hello conslade, welcome the Winchester group therapy.
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anyone know where i can get the spring that holds the trap door closed on the buttplate? got the plate and screw but no spring.
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shallow buttplates were for carbines. the rifle buttplates were more substantial. only 38-40 and 44-40 had the trapdoor in the plate for cleaning rods.
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