Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 541955 m and probably originates from anywhere

and probably originates from anywhere from Morocco in the West to Saudi Arabia in the East

on the wood stock for Board of Ordnance

WE HAVE ONLY TAKEN PROVISIONAL (unreadable) FOR THIS ONE & NOTHING IS PUBLISHED

The barrel and receiver both bear serial number 18479 on the left hand side

the Germans laid down a wall of artillery that some on the receiving end described as the worse they experienced the entire war

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 541955 m and probably originates from anywhereOriginal 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