Original U.S. Rare Springfield Trapdoor Model 1881 "Forager" 20 Gauge Shotgun - Serial 274 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock looks almost new

looks almost new

with the shorter 2 1/2 inch barrel assembly in

There are still the remains of the brass pan attached to the lock plate

Interior has a black oilcloth sweatband in good shape

A lovely Swiss Flintlock musket

Original U.S. Rare Springfield Trapdoor Model 1881 "Forager" 20 Gauge Shotgun - Serial 274 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock looks almost newOriginal Item: Only One available. Here is something that we have not had before! A rare Springfield Model 1881 "Forager", a 20 gauge shotgun version of 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. At the suggestion of Colonel J. C. Kelton (Assistant Adjutant General, Military Division of the Pacific and Department of California), the US Army adopted a 20ga