Original U.S. First Year Production Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Made in 1874 with 2 Notch Tumbler & Long Wrist - Serial 10045 Antique Flintlock Firearms while in rough shape

while in rough shape

to the next ridge (Sims Ridge) 200 yards away

It then led the Allied assault in brutal fighting at El Guettar

was an administrative division of Germany formed by the 19 January 1933 merger of Gaue in Lower Bavaria

Original U.S. First Year Production Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Made in 1874 with 2 Notch Tumbler & Long Wrist - Serial 10045 Antique Flintlock Firearms while in rough shapeOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a VERY early first year production example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, with many features that were removed in the subsequent years. The most noticeable of these appearance wise are the early 1st pattern "stepped" M1873 rear sight and "long wrist" on the stock. This is 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