Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 549712 Other European Militaria It was professionally relined during

It was professionally relined during the war to have a heavy synthetic fur interior and fur lined collar for added warmth (Troisi was getting forstbite after all

Moved to Harper's Ferry

the British troops in Canada were equipped with Snider conversions of the P1853 Enfield rifle

Comes complete with 10+ inches of attaching wire

It fought its way to the hamlet of le Chemin near the Houdienville causeway by mid-afternoon

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 549712 Other European Militaria It was professionally relined duringOriginal 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 excellent example has the breech block marking: MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning