Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1878 Updated with Buffington Sight - Serial 80326 MP 34 These are almost never found

These are almost never found in this great condition

in JAN 1913

to be worn on a flight jacket

though it does show its age

Celestial globes show the apparent positions of the stars in the sky

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1878 Updated with Buffington Sight - Serial 80326 MP 34 These are almost never foundOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice early 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: MODEL 1873 (EAGLE) (CROSSED ARROWS) U. S. In the years following, the stamping on the breech block was simplified, and the block itself lost the "high arch" underneath. Offered in