Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle with Early Lock Plate & Cleaning Rod - Serial 165798* made in 1882 Brunswick Parts A very fine SHORT LAND

A very fine SHORT LAND PATTERN BROWN BESS which is perhaps 250 years old

Also included is a transit/storage back with functional brass zipper

including specifically early SA daggers bearing their lion trademark

There is a name on the neck guard apron in white paint that appears to read Mann

however it does have Waffenamt proofs on each leg

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle with Early Lock Plate & Cleaning Rod - Serial 165798* made in 1882 Brunswick Parts A very fine SHORT LANDOriginal 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: U. S. MODEL 1873 Offered in very good condition is this trapdoor rifle in . 45 70 government caliber, Serial # 165798*, indicating production in 1882, before the introduction of