Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873/84 Cut Down & Decorated Rifle made in 1887 - Serial 376088 Spade Grip Assembly which removed a lot of

which removed a lot of the bevels and lightening cuts that were machined into the original receiver

The heavy spiral Damascus finish barrels are 30" in length

The result was the formation of a special board by the War Department to select a new breech loading rifle

The carbine features the correct front sight

one lower equipment pouch on front bladder

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873/84 Cut Down & Decorated Rifle made in 1887 - Serial 376088 Spade Grip Assembly which removed a lot ofOriginal 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