Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial No 563880 Japanese Flags we shall be called upon

we shall be called upon to carry out operations of far-reaching military importance and we shall habitually go into action when the need is immediate and extreme

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The 39" barrel bears British proof marks and the brass furniture displays no turning

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and are marked DRGM on the rear

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial No 563880 Japanese Flags we shall be called uponOriginal 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