Information Check on a TD Carbine

[bandr46]

Hello all, I'm new to this forum and am a great lover of trapdoors, Krags and '03's. I've owned and shot them for over 35 years. With this forum I hope to dip in to a little history on some of them if it can be found. If anyone can help me with a serial number check I would greatly appreciate it. The gun in question is a saddle ring carbine converted to the 1890 specs (Buffington barrel ring sight guard). The serial number is 341601. Any information would be of interest. Thank you.

[mannparks]

band, this is a trapdoor web sight,ask thease guys also.
http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/index.html

[Dick Hosmer]

341679 is the closest number recorded. The good news is that your number does fall in a block of other carbines - this is important because fakery is rampant since carbines have always brought more money than rifles.

[bandr46]

To All: Thanks for the information and the link. I enjoy shooting these great rifles and it's good to know this is in the correct carbine range. Again, Thanks, Rick