Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Made in 1884 with Standard Ramrod, Bayonet & Scabbard - Serial 257845 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) It was then was fitted

It was then was fitted with a new interior section with attached leather

the RONA retreated further west

Under the flash pan is the correct CROWN / BROAD ARROW "Lock Viewer's Mark"

such as the Royal Australian Air Force

Complete with single trigger in trigger guard

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Made in 1884 with Standard Ramrod, Bayonet & Scabbard - Serial 257845 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) It was then was fittedOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a lovely honest lightly used example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, complete with an original bayonet and 2nd pattern U. S. scabbard with a brass hook frog. This was 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