Original U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1884 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle - dated 1884 Scandinavian Militaria or just the third of

or just the third of this particular revision

15-Apr-1945

On November 7

The cleaning rod was moved to the side of the rifle

Original U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1884 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle - dated 1884 Scandinavian Militaria or just the third ofOriginal Item: Only One available. During the late 1870s, the U. S. Army was looking for a replacement for the venerable Springfield Model 1873 single shot rifle with one that had a magazine for additional cartridges. The trapdoor design, like the remington rolling block, was very robust, but not conducive to any type of repeating system conversion. To do this, the Army's ordnance department set up a "Magazine Gun Board" in an attempt to find a