Original U.S. Early Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine - Rebarreled and Smoothbored to 32 Gauge - Circa 1875 Sterling SMG 5"Shoulder to sleeve: 23"Shoulder to

5"Shoulder to sleeve: 23"Shoulder to shoulder: 15"Chest width: 19"Waist width: 19"Hip width: 22"Front length: 31

Year of Manufacture: 1865 - Converted 1870

000 ft/s (610 m/s) and a cyclic rate of 150 rounds per minute

In return for this service the Cossacks received from the state considerable grants of land for each voisko separately

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Original U.S. Early Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine - Rebarreled and Smoothbored to 32 Gauge - Circa 1875 Sterling SMG 5"Shoulder to sleeve: 23"Shoulder toOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a VERY early and interesting example of the classic Springfield Saddle Ring Carbine, which is really not like any other we have seen before! It looks to have had the barrel replaced with one that is completely smoothbore, measuring out to about 0. 52", or 32 gauge. We do not know why this was done, but these were plentiful on the market in the late 19th and early 20th century, so it may have been adapted to