Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance that's the way she is

that's the way she is

but we can't quite make it out

and were intended to be returned in order to have them refilled and repacked at a later date

The condition is about what you would expect a 90 year old bottle of broken champagne to be

from July 1963 – November 1972

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance that's the way she isOriginal 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