Springfield MODEL 1869 CADET RIFLE (SCARCE) 1 OF 3,400 RIFLES .50-70 Government

THIS AD IS FOR A U.S. SPRINGFIELD CADET RIFLE IN CALIBER .50-70 GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SHORTENED VERSION OF THE MODEL 1868 RIFLE. THE CADET LENGTH OF BARREL IS 3 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE RIFLE AT 29.6 INCHES. ALSO THE STOCK THICKNESS AROUND THE BARREL SHOWS IT TO BE CONSIDERABLY THINNER THAN THAT OF THE RIFLE. MOST OF THE 3,400 CADET RIFLES PRODUCED WERE MADE BETWEEN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER 1871. NICE SHINY BORE WITH GOOD RIFLING AND SOME LIGHT PITTING. SERIAL NUMBER ON BARREL IS 1011 AND SERIAL NUMBER ON RECEIVER IS 1339.

SPECIFICATIONS: OVERALL LENGTH IS 48.8 INCHES, BARREL LENGTH (IN BORE) 29.6 INCHES, RIFLING IS 3 LANDS AND GROOVES, CALIBER IS 45-70 GOVERNMENT, 2 CLAMP TYPE BARREL BANDS ~15 5/8 INCHES APART, BREECH BLOCK STAMPED 1870/EAGLE/ARROWS/U.S., LOCK PLATE DATED 1863, NO V/P/EAGLE/P STAMP, REAR SIGHT M68 DEEP V, FRONT SIGHT 1 1/4 INCH FROM MUZZLE AND 5/16 INCHES LONG, NO SLING SWIVELS AND WALNUT STOCK. LADDER PART OF REAR SIGHT IS MISSING, HAIRLINE CRACK ~2 INCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF RECEIVER FROM FRONT TO FIRST RECEIVER SCREW, NO CLEANING ROD, NO RESISTENCE ON TRIGGER RETURN SPRING, STRONG HAMMER AND HOLDS ON FIRST AND SECOND NOTCH.