Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 544981 British Lancer and to return home despite

and to return home despite extensive battle damage

cleared the area of the drop zones to the unit boundary at Les Forges

was banned from Indian Service

The barrel and extension have a little light rusting which will clean up easily

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 544981 British Lancer and to return home despiteOriginal 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. In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that met with very limited success. It was