Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 with Unit Marking - Serial 506515 U.S. Flare Guns DATE MANUFACTUREDMASTER TIRE & RUBBER

DATE MANUFACTUREDMASTER TIRE & RUBBER CORP

It does show wear from use and past cleaning

and no nicks or dents on the edge that we can see

Overall length: 8 5/8”

32 Short Rimfire

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 with Unit Marking - Serial 506515 U.S. Flare Guns DATE MANUFACTUREDMASTER TIRE & RUBBEROriginal 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