Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1882 Issued to 2nd N.C. Vol. Infantry for Spanish-American War - Serial 172755 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts By the fall of 1944

By the fall of 1944 there were 800

non-threaded barrel in very good to excellent condition

which is the usual maker code for Mauser-Werke

Interior has a Brown leather sweatband and a black cotton lining

The front bears a lovely hand painted leather patch which is of a metal mosquito wearing a flight helmet riding on top of a large bomb

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1882 Issued to 2nd N.C. Vol. Infantry for Spanish-American War - Serial 172755 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts By the fall of 1944Original Item: Only One available. This is a very nice 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 Trapdoor rifles also saw service in the Spanish American War. Parts of the regular army were issued the new Krag rifles, while the guard and other units received the