Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Updated Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Serial 96470 - Made in 1878 & Upgraded in 1891 Barrels He finished his studies

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Updated Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Serial 96470 - Made in 1878 & Upgraded in 1891 Barrels He finished his studiesOriginal 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