Original U.S. Indian Wars General Custer Serial Range Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine serial 43350 - Possible 7th Cavalry Issue - Manufactured in 1875 British Machine Guns Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai

The particular pistol dirk with another were obtained from the Leith family solicitors together with some Leith family documents spanning the 17th & 18th centuries until sometime after WW2 and have been in private collections ever since

however we are not sure what this marking means

The regiment continued to fight in the Italian Campaign

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Original U.S. Indian Wars General Custer Serial Range Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine serial 43350 - Possible 7th Cavalry Issue - Manufactured in 1875 British Machine Guns Yuan ShikaiOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a VERY early example of the classic Springfield trapdoor Saddle Ring Carbine, with some features that were removed in the subsequent years. This was the weapon used by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876, and this example was produced before that battle! It even has a serial number within the "Custer Range", meaning it is possible, that this particular