Original U.S. Rare Springfield Trapdoor Model 1881 "Forager" 20 Gauge Shotgun - Serial 274 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock with the shorter 2 1/2

with the shorter 2 1/2 inch barrel assembly in

looks almost new

which would probably represent 218th Sturmartillerie Bataillon (Assault Artillery Battalion)

There is also some evidence of past oxidation that was cleaned away

The interior however has had the padding and fabric on the sides of the crown detach from around the sweatband

Original U.S. Rare Springfield Trapdoor Model 1881 "Forager" 20 Gauge Shotgun - Serial 274 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock with the shorter 2 1/2Original 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