Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Rod made in 1886 - Serial No 320458 U.S. Antique Guns no doubt needed in the

no doubt needed in the foggy streets of Victorian England together with an interesting signed official document by the owner who was to go onto become one of England's greatest statesmen

Without Scabbard

1844 – June 22

The president of the United States of America

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Rod made in 1886 - Serial No 320458 U.S. Antique Guns no doubt needed in theOriginal 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 which is faint: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a