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The Trapdoor was standard issue from 1868 to the Spanish American War in 98. The reasoning for the Trapdoor was that they could ALTER the Cvil War muskets into the Trapdoor Configuration. The original caliber was 50/70 and in 1873 it became the 45/70...
The Carbines were downloaded a bit to 45/55 and some Target Rifles were uploaded to 45/85
Standard issue to the Cavarly was the Trapdoor Carbine , after the Little Bighorn it was felt that the Cav units needed a bit of long range firepower so a few rifles were put into the mix in each cav company.
A few Hotchkiss Carbines were issued here and there as a secondary arm.
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Last edited by tabs; 03-28-2010 at 05:26 PM..
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