Original U.S. Early Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1875 with 2 Notch Tumbler, Long Wrist & Buffington Sight - Serial 56152 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock this example still has about

this example still has about 40% of the original plating intact

and they lay on their backs to load their rifles rather than standing to do so

and has been converted to percussion configuration

then “H” at 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the barrel

Civil War full length Spencer Repeating Rifle

Original U.S. Early Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1875 with 2 Notch Tumbler, Long Wrist & Buffington Sight - Serial 56152 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock this example still has aboutOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a VERY early example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, with some features that were removed in the subsequent years. The most noticeable of these is the early 1st pattern "long wrist" on the stock, and the early breech block with a "high arch" on the underside. 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 in