Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance under the serial number has

under the serial number has Arsenal markings as well as a date in Japanese: 昭 十 六

were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams

The condition is about what you would expect a 90 year old bottle of broken champagne to be

though the right side may fire at half cock if pulled hard

but we can't quite make it out

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance under the serial number hasOriginal 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