Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 521131 Gift Card a retired Indian Army Gorkha

a retired Indian Army Gorkha soldier

With the collapse of East Germay (DDR) in the early 1990s these very recognizable helmets were obsolete overnight

the soldier states he is in a “fine” camp

relying on speed to outrun any German submarines

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 521131 Gift Card a retired Indian Army GorkhaOriginal 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 following block marking, indicating a replaced breech block (the 1873 and 1884 blocks are identical): MODEL 1873 The