![]() ![]() Note the very thin stock wrist and sharp (non-rounded) toe of the buttstock these are some of the most visible 1st Pattern features. As a result, aside from the sporterization (and the upper band, which is a replacement) the rifle parts are in all-original 1st Pattern configuration down to the pre-February 1895 polished main spring and the original Model 1892 extractor. Since this rifle left Army inventory at the close of the war, it was not converted to the Model 1896 pattern as were most Model 1892s. The original springs have been taken out and set aside so the action can be worked without risking damage to 110+ year old spring steel. The rifle was last fired in the 1930's by his nephew Frank during a deer hunt. ![]() He had the rifle's stock and barrel shortened for deer hunting, and added a Lyman bead front sight. It was carried by Maly in Cuba during the Spanish American War, and he brought it home with him when he mustered out of the Army on November 17, 1898. Maly when he joined the 1st Illinois Infantry (Company H) on April 26, 1898. The receiver is dated 1894, and the cartouche on the stock says 1895 (inspector's initials JSA, for J. Serial number 53XX, this rifle was built in late 1894 or early 1895.
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