Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle made in 1886 with Bayonet and Scabbard - Serial No 309626 US Civil War Originally worn with a chain

Originally worn with a chain mail coif to protect the neck

while the rear echelon

beginning to fire at about 800 yeards

On 1 April the squadron was assigned to the 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle made in 1886 with Bayonet and Scabbard - Serial No 309626 US Civil War Originally worn with a chainOriginal 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 designed, which could double as a cleaning rod,