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Since we've had a discussion about the .45 Colt ctg in the Winchester, I thought I'd bring up the subject of Springfield trapdoor pistols.  Every now and then--not very often, but occasionally--you'll see, at a gun show, what appears to be a pistol with the Springfield trapdoor action.  It'll have the US markings on the lock plate.  It will be very expensive. It's also a fake.    Thre is one auth…