Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial No 562495 U.S. Militaria central America and Mexico as

central America and Mexico as well as Florida came under the Spanish Boot as they plundered the New World in search of Glory

along with the casing and detonator fragments

two years after Wilhelm Mauser passed away at age 47

while New Jersey steamed south at flank speed to meet the newly developed threat of the Center force

later it became popularly known as "MERRILL'S MARAUDERS" named after its leader

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial No 562495 U.S. Militaria central America and Mexico asOriginal 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