Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 238078 19th Century The single screw is the

The single screw is the flat head steel type

The bolt face was also machined to accept the smaller diameter 6

The now well known Mauser "wing" type safety lever was developed for the Gewehr 71

A wonderful Frank Wesson

and the stock does not appear to have been made to accommodate the standard pan and bolster

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 238078 19th Century The single screw is 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: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod, a