Trapdoor Production Dates.

[JoeLee]

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Trapdoor Production Data
for
Models 1873, 1875, 1877, 1884 and 1888
Calendar
Year Rifles Carbines Cadet
Rifles Ramrod
Bayonet
Rifles Officer's
Model 1875 Forager
Shotgun ONLY
New Arms
Produced Observed
Final
Ser.No.
1873 5 1,942 0 0 0 0 1,947 ?
1874 22,397 10,873 1 0 0 0 35,218 ?
1875 17,393 7,211 499 0 10 0 60,321 ?
1876 11,369 2 2,517 0 115 0 74,209 74,215
1877 16 2,496 0 0 100 0 76,721 94,000
1878 20,620 2,000 1,050 0 65 0 100,397 108,000
1879 18,359 0 500 1 37 0 119,257 127,000
1880 9,830 14,884 500 0 0 2(Exp.) 144,965 150,000
1881 18,896 501 0 1,014 50 251 165,376 180,000
1882 27,898 0 1,021 0 0 375 194,295 220,000
1883 34,706 0 0 0 0 250 229,001 250,000
1884 34,775 0 2,500 0 0 0 266,276 290,000
1885 39,814 0 0 504 100 500 306,594 320,000
1886 34,162 6,000 0 509 0 0 347,265 370,000
1887 34,869 5,000 1,000 0 0 0 388,134 404,680
1888 34,121 5,003 2,000 3 0 0 429,261 439,500
1889 36,523 5,000 0 0 0 0 470,784 478,000
1890 22,266 0 2,500 7,480 0 0 503,030 508,000
1891 0 0 680 30,461 0 0 534,171 533,000
1892 0 0 2,320 22,121 0 0 558,612 558,000
1893 0 0 5,000 4,760 0 0 568,372 567,000
Totals 418,519 60,912 22,088 66,852 477 1,378

The Above Production Figures Include:
7 Sporting Rifles in 1875
1 Metcalfe Rifle produced in 1875.
1 Metcalfe Carbine produced in 1876.
1008 Metcalfe Rifles produced in 1876.
11 Marksman Rifles: 2 produced in 1881, 9 in 1882.
183 Long Range Rifles produced in 1881.
52 Model 1882 Rifles produced in 1882.
1000 Experimental 24" Carbines produced in 1886.
6,020 Model 1884 Rifles out of 39,814 rifles produced in 1885.
14,997 Model 1884 Rifles out of 34,162 rifles produced in 1886.
100 Positive Cam Rifles produced in 1888.
3 Experimental 24" Carbines produced in 1888.

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