Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle Serial No 387050 - Manufactured in 1887 Display Guns & Parts Sets Pvt James R VEIT

Pvt James R VEIT

in France had already initiated the process of replacing the Chauchat with the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Height: 76 mm

The lock screws are very crisp and seem to be later replacements

widened near the point

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle Serial No 387050 - Manufactured in 1887 Display Guns & Parts Sets Pvt James R VEITOriginal Item: Only One available. This is an excellent example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, its breach block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1884 The rifle is in excellent condition with great amounts of the original finish remaining. The Springfield Trapdoor rifle was the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. This is a real peach and well worth placing