Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1888 - Serial 413358 British Ordnance the day after the landings

the day after the landings

- First Special Service Force Shoulder Patch: Undamaged

Since they were designed to support the brow plate (which was made only in one size) the base of each of the opposing lugs must be the same distance from the other

It is decorated with a very nice cast aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open cast aluminum wreath surrounding a metal tri-color cockade on the band

This is technically classed as a "Bowie"  knife or Dirk

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1888 - Serial 413358 British Ordnance the day after the landingsOriginal 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