It has scratches, dents, and dings expected from service, including some gouging on the top of the butt stock in front of the butt plate. The stock on this example has a lovely color, with the stock partly proud over the lock plate, indicating that it was probably reconditioned at some point. 381 pages of invaluable information, published by Springfield Publishing of Northridge, California. 45-70 SPRINGFIELD written by Albert Frasca and Robert Hill in 1980. This information all comes from a wonderful Book :- THE. The fact remains that the MODEL 18 Cadet Rifle is twenty times harder to find than the standard 1873 Infantry Rifle. Later Model 1884 Rifles and Cadet Rifles were still being made or converted from long to short until about 1900. In fact in the 12 years 203,182 long Rifles to 9,188 Cadet Rifles. Between 1874 the first year of the Standard Model 1873 Models were constructed, and 1886 when the Model of 1884 took over the ratio of Infantry Rifles manufactured was 20-1 TWENTY TO ONE. Not a great deal but this did reduce the weight and presumably allowed raw Cadets to get used to the substantial. The standard Infantry barrel length was about 31 1/2" whereas the barrel on a Cadet Rifle was just about 2 1/2 inches shorter coming in at about 29". The obvious difference is the overall length of the barrel, and thus the rifle. The 1873 Cadet Model Trapdoor Rifle is identical to the Standard 1873 Infantry Rifle, from the butt plate up to the rear or lower barrel band. That of course leads to the question of whether it is the original stock it was made with, or whether when it was sent back arsenal, a leftover stock was used. This is a somewhat interesting example, as it was originally made as a model 1873, but later sent back to arsenal to be updated with the model 1884 Buffington Sight, inlet lower barrel band, and serrated trigger.Įven more interesting is the stock, which is a very early pattern "long wrist" type, usually only seen on the very early Model 1873 Rifles.
#1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR STOCK SERIAL NUMBER#
The serial number indicates production in 1884, and the stock is in good original condition, with a lovely color. 45-70 government caliber, Serial # 236789, overall good metal finish with all proofs still present. Offered in very good condition is this trapdoor cadet rifle in. This is a nice example of the rare Springfield 1873 trapdoor Cadet 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.
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