Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Arsenal Converted to Saddle Ring Carbine serial 379024 - made in 1887 Antique Guns Fourteen complete crews of five

Fourteen complete crews of five returned to the United States or to American forces

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once the 17th Airborne Division cleared the western side of Bastogne of all German units

B-17 bomber crews found that

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Arsenal Converted to Saddle Ring Carbine serial 379024 - made in 1887 Antique Guns Fourteen complete crews of fiveOriginal Item: Only One available. Here we have what is a VERY interesting example of a Springfield trapdoor Saddle Ring Carbine, which looks to have started its life as a Rifle. For some reason, it was converted at arsenal to a carbine, and has some very interesting features that we have never really seen before. The Springfield Trapdoor Carbine was the weapon used by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big