Hi All..Long time no see!!!

I'm on the hunt for a very specific rifle and I'm reaching out to as many people as I can.  When I was a young man living in the Denver area in the early 1990's, I fell in with a bikini contest girl named Rachelle.  Petite, blonde, gorgeous, and loved to have a good time...she was God's gift to thong bikinis.  It worked out for a little while.  One of the things I did in my depraved state of mind was sell a family heirloom, and I'd like to get it back, if it still exists...

The rifle is an 1873 Springfield Trapdoor.  The serial number on that rifle is 4068.  It has the three step rear sight, a triangle bayonet, and a really good bore.  The hammer screw head had broken off, and there wasn't much finish on the steel butt plate.  The rifle has browned out, but there was no rust or pitting on it.  The cleaning rod was flat faced, full length, and with a slot for a patch.  It was fully functional and a good shooter.  I fired it numerous times with some old Remington Core-lok ammo that I had.

My great-grandfather Henry Stadler was issued this rifle and carried it in the Spanish-American War.  After the war, he was allowed to buy the rifle from the Government and keep it.  At the time, they had been trying to convert to the Krag, which proved ill equipped to compete against the (then new) Mauser rifle, and the US government was forced to head back to the drawing board and they came up with the '03 Springfield.  Thus, all the old Trapdoors were just so much clutter in the Army inventory...

If any of you might run across this rifle and you can put me in touch, and I'm able to make a deal to buy it, I have no problem throwing a finder fee your way (10%?)....I fully expect this rifle to cost me a hefty price, Trapdoors haven't gotten any cheaper over the years....

Thank you for looking and for any help!!

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