Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 539195 Barrels Toulon-Troyon

Toulon-Troyon

Two diagonal front pockets with buttoned flaps are present and one similar horizontal pocket is situated on the right rear

Employing B-24s at very low altitude makes them especially vulnerable to small arms fire but the 44th crews accepted this assignment without complaint

PLEASE NOTE- THESE BAYONETS ARE UNMARKED

It includes an intact magazine (where permitted)

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 539195 Barrels Toulon-TroyonOriginal 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