Early Cartridge Conversion

U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield Tang

Also called upper tang, lower tang.

Rear extension of the receiver into the stock wrist.

The reference

Documented on this arm

U.S. 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Tang

Interchange

What a U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield tang also fits

No interchange has been recorded for this part yet. Butch Schoeller writes these notes only from parts he has handled — a blank here means nothing has been checked, not that everything fits.

From the bench

Availability

Stock

No tang for the U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield at the moment

Almost everything here is one of a kind, so it turns over item by item rather than in runs. A wanted listing is the reliable way to hear when the right one surfaces — and it is also what tells Butch which parts are worth making next.

Put it on the wanted board · Everything for the U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

All U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield parts · Tang across every arm · The early cartridge conversion era