Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Rod made in 1886 - Serial No 320458 U.S. Badges each jug also bears makers

each jug also bears makers markings on the bottom

and started work with paraffin (kerosene) as a fuel for their lamps

These are dirty and rusted

Probably German WW1 manufacture

White Man Runs Him's gun had remained in his Montana family until July 2004

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Rod made in 1886 - Serial No 320458 U.S. Badges each jug also bears makersOriginal 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 which is faint: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a