Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Pistol Grip made in 1891 - Serial No 514660 18th Century The bulk of the High

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It has the BELGIUM stamp and the remains of the Regimental Markings  and is in excellent cleaned and restored condition

though it does show age and wear

” This fine rifle is in

that the most famous cinema exposure for Herbert Johnson was when Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones sported a broad-brimmed

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Pistol Grip made in 1891 - Serial No 514660 18th Century The bulk of the HighOriginal 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