Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Made in 1892 - Serial 543257 Antique Percussion Firearms The carrying bands are the

The carrying bands are the contrasting aluminum types only seen on pieces from SMF

The fuze striker is locked in place by two safety blocks attached to a ribbon with a lead weight

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The rifle measures 46" overall with a 30 1/4" rifled barrel bearing British London Proofhouse CROWN / GP "Gunmakers" definitive black powder proof and CROWN / V viewed marks

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Made in 1892 - Serial 543257 Antique Percussion Firearms The carrying bands are theOriginal 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