Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873/84 Cut Down & Decorated Rifle made in 1887 - Serial 376088 Spade Grip Assembly This allowed the rifle to

This allowed the rifle to safely chamber military and hunting cartridges with spitzer (pointed) bullets

All of the markings are however in French

Condition is excellent and ws never attached to a uniform

one lower equipment pouch on front bladder

the Mexican WWII era emblem for cavalry units

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873/84 Cut Down & Decorated Rifle made in 1887 - Serial 376088 Spade Grip Assembly This allowed the rifle toOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very interesting 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 rifles continued to be used on the frontier as the standard rifle of the U. S. Army, and this example appears to have been captured or left out in the frontier, where it was heavily modified and