Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Dated 1891 Hotchkiss .303 This gun has the last

This gun has the last pattern single leaf rear sight that is factory blued

Our example here is dated 1872

Browning Machine Gun Mounts have become increasingly difficult to obtain in recent years and this offers a rare opportunity to add one of these totally genuine original military issue U

and warangka (sheath)

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Dated 1891 Hotchkiss .303 This gun has the lastOriginal 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