Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine Serial 210578 with Early Lock Plate - made in 1883 Hotchkiss MG Posters were a popular form

Posters were a popular form of art in the late tsarist and Soviet periods

with strong lands and grooves with a mostly bright finish

This particular big game rifle was manufactured by J

which are the CROWN / P proof and CROWN / V "viewed" markings from the London Proof house

and other indirect projectiles

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine Serial 210578 with Early Lock Plate - made in 1883 Hotchkiss MG Posters were a popular formOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice example of the classic Springfield trapdoor Saddle Ring Carbine, the weapon used 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, complete with its original Saddle Ring and Bar on the left hand side of the wood stock. The