Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Replacement Sight made in 1891 - Serial No 531632 Spanish Military Equipment about 5" long

about 5" long

Mercury capsule #11

but they are definitely made as shotgun barrels

they elected to work with what they had

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Replacement Sight made in 1891 - Serial No 531632 Spanish Military Equipment about 5" longOriginal 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