Federal investigators believe someone defaced the 1868 trapdoor carbine, which was one of only four made, to conceal that it ...

The Springfield “Trapdoor,” a design that originated with the 1865 Allin hinged-breech conversion of the Model 1861 rifle musket, continued in U.S. service through the Spanish-American War ...

The United States Attorney’s Office has filed a civil forfeiture action concerning a U.S. Springfield Model 1868 Style ...

Federal prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture action to reclaim a historic firearm believed to have been stolen from the ...