Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 513184 U.S. Machine Guns and et cetera

and et cetera

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The beautifully figured stocks display exceptional form and craftsmanship

are generally in pretty bad shape

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 513184 U.S. Machine Guns and et ceteraOriginal 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