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MODEL 1877 AND 1882
TRAPDOOR HEADLESS CASE EXTRACTOR MANUALS – TWO MANUAL
SET - ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT MANUAL REPRINTS:
These are quality reprints of the “DIRECTIONS FOR THE
USE OF THE HEADLESS CARTRIDGE SHELL EXTRACTOR - 1877”
and the “HEADLESS SHELL EXTRACTOR FOR SPRINGFIELD RIFLE
AND CARBINE, NATIONAL ARMORY, MODEL 1882” that were
supplied from the Springfield Armory.
These are exact
reproductions of the service broadsides issued by the
U.S. Army to instruct the soldiers on the proper use of
the headless shell extractors. These tools came about as
the result of the tendency of the soft copper cartridges
becoming stuck in the chamber of the M1873 Trapdoor
Springfield Rifles and Carbines upon being fired. As a
result when the soldier opened the breech block and
attempted to extract the shell, the head of the case was
torn off leaving the body of the cartridge stuck to the
walls of the chamber and rendering the firearm useless.
This occurrence is well documented as having been a
problem during the Battle of the Little Big Horn. These
tools allowed the soldier to drive out the cartridge
case and rejoin the battle.
The 1877 pamphlet is 2
pages, and the 1882 is three pages and they include
descriptive and instructive text on the use of these
unique tools. Offered here as a set of two, these are
an important addition to the library of any serious
student of the Indian Wars, and the Trapdoor Springfield
Rifles and Carbines. $4 for both pamphlets
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