Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527879 U.S. Artillery when the bronze barrel jacket

when the bronze barrel jacket was replaced by a more economical steel one

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WILL COME DIRTY WITH OLD GREASE AND SOME SURFACE RUST BUT SOLID AND USEABLE

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527879 U.S. Artillery when the bronze barrel jacketOriginal 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. The breech block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that