Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle made in 1881 - Serial No 157450 Lock Assembly This silver Sweetheart broach features

This silver Sweetheart broach features the King's Crown picked out in red enamel over silver artillery piece with Regimental mottos above and beneath picked out in blue enamel

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Fair/Worn condition

to leave spent cartridge in the ejection tube and to catch the next fresh cartridge from the belt by its rim

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle made in 1881 - Serial No 157450 Lock Assembly This silver Sweetheart broach featuresOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, 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. It is fitted with an original issue Trapdoor and Krag rifle leather sling, the standard U. S. rifle sling until 1907. The breech block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1873 Offered in excellent condition is this trapdoor