Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 552032 MG 15 which is constructed of shagreen

which is constructed of shagreen leather over wood

Included in the set are Dippel's Soldbuch and some POW documents as well as a German 2nd Model Naval Dagger by Carl Eickhorn

A truly amazing collection from a Normandy Invasion veteran who landed on Utah Beach

a prominant English Antique weapons dealer of the period who

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 552032 MG 15 which is constructed of shagreenOriginal 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