Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle made in 1886 with Bayonet and Scabbard - Serial No 309626 Empire Edged Weapons The original canvas frog has

The original canvas frog has been removed

000 rifles produced for the Navy was $1

The grip of some sort of yellow ochre type bone

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle made in 1886 with Bayonet and Scabbard - Serial No 309626 Empire Edged Weapons The original canvas frog hasOriginal 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 excellent example has the breech block marking: MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was designed, which could double as a cleaning rod,