US Model 1882 Headless Shell Extractor
Item #: WR310
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This is a US Model 1882 headless shell extractor, third pattern, used with the 45/70 Springfield rifles and carbines during the Indian War period. These cartridge extractor tools came about due to the frequent jams encountered using the soft copper cartridge case of the M1873 Springfield rifles and carbines. There were three different patterns of this extractor. The first pattern was a one piece steel cylinder, cut in a manner that resulted in four sharpened segments springing out from the main body of the tool. This extractor proved to be too long, (2 21/32) for satisfactory use. The second pattern was shortened to 2 1/4" in length, same for the third pattern. The only difference between the second and third pattern extractor is in the number of grooves machined onto the end of the extractor prongs. The second pattern has six grooves, the third pattern has seven. The extractor was used in conjunction with the weapons cleaning rod to remove stuck cartridges from the breech. Since its construction was a mirror image of the weapons rifling, the extractor could be used to remove excessive fouling from the bores lands and grooves. The extractor was carried either in the butt trap of the weapon or in the cartridge box. This is a must have piece if you collect Trapdoor weapons!
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