Hello all,
My Grandfather recently gave me this rifle. His Father gave it to him when he was a teenager but he passed away before my Granfather could find out the origins of the gun.
It's a Springfield Model US 1878 as far as I can tell.
Anyone want to venture what it's worth?
I'm not sure it's still operational as my Grandfather told me he used to shoot 410 shotgun shells (for bird hunting) through it. I'm assuming that firing shot through a rifled barrel is not a good thing...feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.
Anyway, I'd love to have her restored to operational status again.
Thoughts?
Love the sharp stick:
