Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Serial Number 92919 - Made in 1878 Breda M-37 Jim Gunder

Jim Gunder

Italy from Apr 1944 to the end of the war

most people don't notice that they exist at all unless the communications stop working

Instead a thin ejector rod was stored in the center of the hollow cylinder arbor pin

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Serial Number 92919 - Made in 1878 Breda M-37 Jim GunderOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a wonderful example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. The breech block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1873 Offered in excellent condition is this trapdoor rifle in 45 70 government caliber. Serial # 92919 with a partly legible SWP cartouche, overall nice blue gray aged metal