Original U.S. Rare Springfield Trapdoor Model 1881 "Forager" 20 Gauge Shotgun - Serial 274 Cannons The buckle is faintly marked

The buckle is faintly marked on the back by the loop R

The kingfisher style hilt (hulu) appears to be ivory but in fact is beautifully carved polished bone

they still resemble actual ordnance

as well as the 1863

Original U.S. Rare Springfield Trapdoor Model 1881 "Forager" 20 Gauge Shotgun - Serial 274 Cannons The buckle is faintly markedOriginal Item: Only One available. Here is something that we have not had before! A rare Springfield Model 1881 "Forager", a 20 gauge shotgun version of 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. At the suggestion of Colonel J. C. Kelton (Assistant Adjutant General, Military Division of the Pacific and Department of California), the US Army adopted a 20ga