Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle made in 1879 Updated to Model 1888 - Serial No 111062 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns 5”Hip width: 21”Front length: 31"The

5”Hip width: 21”Front length: 31"The 1st Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment No

Original Item: Only One Kit Available

It was most likely left in the field and acquired sometime in the early years after World War Two and then sent back to the U

as the word simply means 'armored division' and has no additional connotation

There is a small chunk of wood missing directly behind the hammer

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle made in 1879 Updated to Model 1888 - Serial No 111062 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns 5”Hip width: 21”Front length: 31"TheOriginal Item: Only One available. The U. S. breech loading Springfield "trapdoor" rifle was introduced in 1873 in . 45 70 caliber. Basically it was the rifle the U. S. Army used to open the West and Springfield trapdoor carbines were used by Custer's Cavalry at the massacre at The Little Big Horn. This example has the breech block marking: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod, a