Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Display Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1889 - Serial 458504 Sharps Rifle The right side of the

The right side of the brass frame bears the maker's markings PARKES

This Symbol of the highest Military Rank is supported from an oak base on two pediments and carrying the Baton are two pairs of dolphins

About half of the troops were from the 11th Cavalry Regiment under Colonel Earl Thomas and half from the 2nd Regiment

Navy during WWII and later during Korea as a helicopter pilot

indicating Imperial Japanese Army use

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Display Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1889 - Serial 458504 Sharps Rifle The right side of theOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice deactivated "display" example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, 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. The breech block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was designed, which could double as a cleaning rod, a development that met with very limited success.