We are unsure of who’s initials are stamped on the cheek and buttplate of the stock. The buttplate and toe kick are the Lehmann pattern from Track of the Wolf. This a a Santa Fe Hawken stock adapted to the 73 lock, trigger bar and barreled action. I offer several patterns as seen in the photos below. You should be able to research and find which unit she was issued to, we are sure this rifle has alot of histroy to be uncovered. Tradoor Springfields can be made up into very interesting sporting rifles. The bore is fair, some corrosion towards the muzzle internally but should not inhibit its shootability, though a qualified gunsmith should inspect the rifle prior to shooting. The gun, in both full-length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent. Stock does not have a hole at the front which is a easy way of telling if a stock like this is original and not a cut down from a long rifle. The Springfield Model 1873 was the first standard-issue breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States Army (although the Springfield Model 1866 had seen limited issue to troops along the Bozeman Trail in 1867). Stock has its original saddle ring assembly, as well as its butt plate with sliding door.
The locke plate assembly is fully functional, trapdoor functions properly, overall the carbine appears to be functional. She looks to have had a light restoration at one point, light refinish of the stock and the lock plate shows signs of having been cleaned and refinished. The serial number dates this carbine at around 1881, relatively early.
This is a true carbine, not a cut down long rifle. For sale is a trapdoor Springfield carbine model 1873 in caliber 45/70.
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