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A New-Old Needle Gun

by | Oct 24, 2010 | Art, Guns and Culture

Who you should trust to rework an original 1873 Springfield trapdoor into a functioning straight shooter.
A long slender firing pin inspired the nickname “needle gun” for a custom, sporterized Springfield trapdoor rifle that was a popular single shot on the buffalo ranges. Owning one of these today may make a straight shooter out of you too. If you have an original 1873 trapdoor that carries little-to-no collector value


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