Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial No 562501 Brown Bess Comes with its all leather

Comes with its all leather scabbard & belt frog

Hit communications lines and other targets during March and April 1945 to support the advance of British Eighth Army in northern Italy

Very high quality construction

COLTS PATENT NO 1375 PAT

Overall Length: 49 Inches

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial No 562501 Brown Bess Comes with its all leatherOriginal Item: Only One available. The U. S. breech loading Springfield "trapdoor" rifle was introduced in 1873 in . 45 70 caliber. Basically it was the rifle the U. S. Army used to open the West and Springfield trapdoor carbines were used by Custer's Cavalry at the massacre at The Little Big Horn. This example has the breech block marking: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod, a