Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873/84 Cut Down & Decorated Rifle made in 1887 - Serial 376088 US Civil War The regiment was part of

The regiment was part of the international force compiled in China to fight the Boxer Rebellion 1900

1938 would most likely be the contractor number

This two drawer telescope measures 14" when closed and opens to 36 1/2" when fully extended

The barrel is still the correct 21 inches

We have his official dress tunic un-named but with his medal ribbons in place and parts of the tunic's original paper label which appears to be dated "190

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873/84 Cut Down & Decorated Rifle made in 1887 - Serial 376088 US Civil War The regiment was part ofOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very interesting 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. The rifles continued to be used on the frontier as the standard rifle of the U. S. Army, and this example appears to have been captured or left out in the frontier, where it was heavily modified and