Visiting Springfield Armory today

[enbloc]

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[JuergenG]

We've been there along with a NES group back in 2010. Impressive, to say the least and we couldn't go upstairs at that time. Some day....

 

[Len-2A Training]

We've been there along with a NES group back in 2010. Impressive, to say the least and we couldn't go upstairs at that time. Some day....

Wow, was it that long ago??

 

[JuergenG]

Yep, Monday after Easter

 

[martin08]

Last time I visited, I walked out with their first produced bolt gun.

 

[majspud]

They actually sell guns there?

What is it? Trials rifle? Caliber?

T

 

[Sweeney]

They actually sell guns there?

What is it? Trials rifle? Caliber?

T

Said he walked out with it...didn't buy it.

 

[martin08]

Me kid, me kid.

Just showing off one of their more obscure productions, the 1884 Chaffee-Reece. It is a trials rifle, of which only 753 were built. The Springfield Armory shows four of them in the collection. One looks even better than mine, almost unissued. It looks so good, that it might have had a refinish.

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