Produced without sights, with a wrench lug on the underside of the barrel and an engraved band at the breech. A set of "crown/ V" and "crown/ GP" proofs are present on the underside of the frame, with "LONDON" on the right, rope pattern borders, and an array of arms and flags on each side. A floral pattern is present on the frizzen hinge, with a lightly engraved frizzen, hammer and safety bar. One piece bag shaped grips, with a silver inlaid array of arms emerging from a shield on the rear, and floral vine work on the sides and bottom.

Model 1875 Officer's Rifle manufactured by Springfield Armory in 1885. Springfield Armory manufactured 477 Trapdoor Springfield Sporting Rifles for sale to Army officers between 1875 and 1885. The rifles were designed to provide officers with a high quality sporting rifle that utilized the standard .45-70 service cartridge. The rifle has a 26 inch blued barrel secured by a single barrel band. The barrel is fitted with a hickory cleaning rod secured by a single steel pipe. The cleaning rod has a slotted, un-plated, brass ferule at one end and a milled brass head at the opposite end. The oil-finished walnut stock has fine, bordered checkering on the wrist and forearm. The stock has a pewter forend cap and blued buttplate. A detachable, checkered, walnut, half-pistol grip is attached to the stock wrist. The hammer, lock plate, low-arch breechblock and trigger guard have a color casehardened finish. The rifle is fitted with a single set-trigger. A blued, Vernier tang sight with oval base is fitted to the stock wrist. The barrel has a Model 1879 Buckhorn Rifle rear sight and folding combination globe front sight. The oval base Vernier tang sight, half-pistol grip and un-plated ramrod ferules identify this rifle as one of the 100 Type III Officer's Rifles manufactured in 1885. The forearm tip, top of the barrel band, breechblock, tang, hammer, lock plate, trigger guard and heel of the buttplate are decorated with well-executed open scroll engraving. The top of the breechblock is stamped with the standard "US/MODEL/1878" markings. The lock plate has the Eagle and Shield motif and "U.S./SPRINGFIELD" markings surrounded by engraved scroll work. "V/P/Eagle Head/P" proof and inspection marks are stamped on the left side of the barrel and a "P" proof is stamped at the center of the barrel. The left side of the stock wrist is stamped with the Ordnance final inspection mark that consists of the script initials "SWP" over "1885" surrounded by a rectangle with squared corners. A encircled, script, "P" proofmark is stamped on the underside of the stock below the wrist checkering.