Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rifle Converted to Saddle Ring Carbine Made in 1884 - Serial 248483 Breda M-37 Fighter pilots undergo specialized training

Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting (close range aerial combat)

retained at about 85%

The handwritten  tag indicates that this rifled musket is a:

stencil on the front and on the reverse it is stenciled:

Some 230 B-24s hit the Messerschmitt Bf 110 assembly plant at Gotha with a loss of 24 aircraft

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rifle Converted to Saddle Ring Carbine Made in 1884 - Serial 248483 Breda M-37 Fighter pilots undergo specialized trainingOriginal Item: Only One available. Here we have what is a very interesting example of a Springfield trapdoor Saddle Ring Carbine, which actually started its life as a Model 1884 RIFLE! It was later modified by having the barrel cut down to carbine length and re crowned, while the stock was cut down and re profiled the carbine style, and even had a saddle ring bar added to the left hand side of the rifle. The crowning on the end of the barrel and the