Original Rare U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1882 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Magazine Rifle - dated 1884 Snider Rifle Parts -Gold for 50 close combat

-Gold for 50 close combat actions

- Lots of newspaper clippings

Tt measures approximately 36"H x 48"W and is made of multiple pieces of cotton fabric sewn together

The back story for this item is interesting: the helmet was in a Private Museum Collection in London

and an open aluminum wreath surrounding a tri-color cockade on the band

Original Rare U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1882 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Magazine Rifle - dated 1884 Snider Rifle Parts -Gold for 50 close combatOriginal Item: Only One available. During the late 1870s, the U. S. Army was looking for a replacement for the venerable Springfield Model 1873 single shot rifle with one that had a magazine for additional cartridges. The trapdoor design, like the Remington rolling block, was very robust, but not conducive to any type of repeating system conversion. To do this, the Army's ordnance department set up a "Magazine Gun Board" in an attempt to find a