Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 544981 UZI Three bands each marked "U"

Three bands each marked "U"

and embroidered captain’s bars to the shoulders

buying from private contractors and gun runners

Original Item: Ingenious hopper-fed

One half still holds the just over 4" diameter iron ball with the casting ridge clearly visible just as it was issued

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 544981 UZI Three bands each marked "U"Original 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. In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that met with very limited success. It was