Between 1874 the first year of the Standard Model 1873 Models were constructed and 1886 when the Model of 1884 took over the ratio of Infantry Rifles manufactured was 20-1 TWENTY TO ONE. In fact in the 12 years 203,182 long Rifles to 9,188 Cadet Rifles. Later Model 1884 Rifles and Cadet Rifles were still being made or converted from long to short until about 1900. ![]() The fact remains that the MODEL 1873 Cadet Rifle is twenty times harder to find than the standard 1873 Infantry Rifle. ![]() This information all comes from a wonderful Book :- THE. 45-70 SPRINGFIELD written by Albert Frasca and Robert Hill in 1980. 381 pages of invaluable information, published by Springfield Publishing of Northridge, California. The stock on this example has been sanded down a bit, so it is only partly proud over the lock plate, however the markings are still present.
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