Custer and the Indian Wars 1867-1880: This catalog contains the largest groups of historic Custer guns ever offered for sale. These are exactly the type guns that Custer and his men rode to their destiny with during the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana on June 25th 1876, when General Custer led his famous 7th Cavalry against the overwhelming Sioux and Cheyenne Indians who were led by Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. The 7th Cavalry were stationed at Fort Abraham Lincoln, near Bismarck, Dakota and had recently been re-armed with these new, Springfield model 1873 Trapdoor carbines .45/55 caliber. The 7th Cavalry??™s report to the War Department, just 3 months before the famous battle, lists 629 Springfield .45 caliber Trapdoor carbines for the 9 companies that formed Custer??™s 7th Cavalry regiment. Custer rode into the fight on June 25, 1876 commanding companies C, E, F, I & L and lost his entire command, as well as, all their weapons were captured by the Indians.