Rare Model 1876 Trapdoor Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine .45-70

A rare, transitional, Model 1876 Trapdoor Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine .45-70,  in overall good condition.  22″ barrel. Has typical stock dings for a 130+ year gun.  This is a correct original saddlering carbine rather than a cut-down rifle. Rear sight is correctly marked “C” for carbine.  Only approximately 4,500 “transitional” 1876 carbines were manufactured in 1877 and 1878. Serial # 9807X.   (EISC-185)