This rifle is early enough to have been used on the Great Plains before the Battle of Little Bighorn. While Custer's men were armed with carbines, some of the men on Reno Hill were armed with Model 1873 rifles. It was manufactured around 1874 with standard markings and features including the correct "ESA" cartouche without a date. A "US" marked, blued bayonet with steel scabbard and New Jersey frog are included.