^Lot 3430 TACKED & RAWHIDE WRAPPED CUSTER ERA 1873

SPRINGFIELD CARBINE.Cal. 45-70. S# 20836. Standard carbine with 22" barrel, square base front sight, 1200 yard adjustable ladder rear sight. Breech marked "MODEL / 1873" with an eagle head over crossed arrows & "US". Lock plate marked "U.S. / SPRINGFIELD / 1873" & the spread wing eagle. "Ainsworth" inspection cartouche opposite lock is covered in old rawhide attached with well patinaed small square nails or tacks, "P" proof in circle is visible on bottom of stock rear of triggerguard. This carbine has as good a look as you will find for Indian tacked and rawhide wrapped gun in range of several known Custer survivors. S# 20816 was re-captured at Tongue River in 1879 along with several 21000 S# guns, all known to have come from Custer battlefield. Stock has a dotted crooked snake drawing on left side of stock. A known Custer gun with serial number 20816 was surrendered at Tongue River. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: paid invoice, Cowan's Auction, lot 369, 4-27-2016. CONDITION: very good overall, as rawhide wrapped repair to wrist, tight and sound. Mechanics fine, good rifled bore. PROVENANCE: Dave Berenson estate collection. (01-29684/JS). ANTIQUE. $4,000-8,000.