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SCARCE CUSTER RANGE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR SADDLE RING CARBINE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,500.00 USD
SCARCE CUSTER RANGE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR SADDLE RING CARBINE.
SN 17415. Cal. 45-70. Fine, orig 1st Model carbine with 22" bbl, square base front sight with removable blade and 1,200 yard carbine ladder rear sight with slotless screws. The sgl bbl band has a stacking swivel. Breech block and lockplate have standard "1873" markings. Mounted in an uncheckered, 1-pc walnut stock with straight grip and orig 1873 carbine buttplate without trap and without recess under the buttplate. Left side of stock, at the receiver, has a sling bar & ring and the wood has a clear "ESA" (Erskine S. Allin) cartouche. It also has the "P" proof below the bottom tang. Top of comb is stamped with a large "72". It is well-documented that carbines in this serial range were issued to various western cavalry troops including the famous 7th Cavalry who lost almost 300 of them at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. These early carbines are rarely ever found in unaltered condition with their orig low comb, long wrist stocks. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue; breech block & receiver retain smoky case colors being mostly silver patina; lockplate retains faded blue & the hammer traces of dark case colors; buttplate retains a smooth artificially aged patina. Stock has a series of several large dings with a few light nicks and overall retains a dark oil finish. Hammer has the orig two click tumbler, mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. 4-46127