Original U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1884 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle - dated 1884 Japanese Uniforms This award was a military

This award was a military service decoration of NSDAP Germany issued for satisfactory completion of a number of years in military service

5-ship formation out of CONUS

Military serial#: 32594584

It could be loaded in any position and fired easily and quickly

The markings are mostly clear and the brass hilt has a nice honest patina

Original U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1884 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle - dated 1884 Japanese Uniforms This award was a militaryOriginal Item: Only One available. During the late 1870s, the U. S. Army was looking for a replacement for the venerable Springfield Model 1873 single shot rifle with one that had a magazine for additional cartridges. The trapdoor design, like the remington rolling block, was very robust, but not conducive to any type of repeating system conversion. To do this, the Army's ordnance department set up a "Magazine Gun Board" in an attempt to find a