Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 514072 Availability_Domestic 5" Wide x 5" Tall

5" Wide x 5" Tall

and they will be offered at a far higher price

-Crisp visible temper line ("hamon") of the undulating ("midare") type

and 4 inches deep

The black leather washer is in place and nicely recessed

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 514072 Availability_Domestic 5" Wide x 5" TallOriginal 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. In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that met with very limited success. It was