Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873/88 Upgraded Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Manufactured in 1881 with Leather Sling and Tools - Serial No. 163955 Price_$-00 - $30 The card reads Edmund Francis

The card reads Edmund Francis O’Connor

only the second example of this variant that we have ever had

It has the standard red/white/red background

The German defenders were finally driven from their positions

The blade ricasso is marked with maker PAL (Pal Blade and Tool) above U

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873/88 Upgraded Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Manufactured in 1881 with Leather Sling and Tools - Serial No. 163955 Price_$-00 - $30 The card reads Edmund FrancisOriginal 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 1888 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod, a