Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 German Machine Guns 5th Infantry Division was moved

5th Infantry Division was moved

The barrel still

as well a stamped 64 over the left ear

The serial number indicates indicates the year of manufacture as 1852

though repeated cleaning has removed most of the finish on the action

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 German Machine Guns 5th Infantry Division was movedOriginal 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