Battle of the Little Big Horn - Custers Rifles

[Kensie_Rowland]

They left the Reservation due to lack of food, so they could hunt buffalo. I doubt any rifles were buried by the Native Americans. Apparently the Travel Channel is filming there in May from what I hear about the battle.

Seriously? Northern Cheyenne never did leave there. Most did and most came back, ever heard of The Escape from Ft. Robinson? Two Moons never did leave area and Fort Keogh liked the Northern Cheyenne so much that they had others brought back to learn farming and ranching.
The place of Dull Knifes Camp was found out from someone who was caught and when they knew Crazy Horse was gone they set their sights on this camp. Found all sorts of spoils of war and flipped out, that's when we lost everything, all our clothes, tipis, bags, all burned burned burned. We were taken in by a lakota camp after that. Later to be shipped to holding grounds.
We are still living in Busby on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation which is where this is.

 

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For those that disagree with the serial numbers of the first 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbines, please read the resource at the below link. This is but one record of the first serial numbers of this weapon.
Springfield Trapdoor Rifles & Carbines

....... It is a matter of historical record that the first Springfield 1873 Trapdoor Carbines, serial numbers 1-500 were issued to Custer's men in 1874.

The link is to a page on gun-data.com. Where is the source information from?

And where does it say the first 500 carbines were issued to Custer?

Since "this is but one record of the first serial numbers of this weapon", can you direct us to others?