Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 320552 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories Originally these Pre-WW2 cans were

Originally these Pre-WW2 cans were manufactured to contain Petrol (gasoline) and were embossed with a large SHELL logo on the top and:

Much information including the 1942 date to be found in the original government tag in the internal right breast pocket

the sawback type bayonet was first developed by the British in the Victorian era for engineering purposes (cutting trees to build bridges

Original Item: During the Second World War

The earlier bigger and heavier types A and B were phased out in the early 1950s

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 320552 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories Originally these Pre-WW2 cans wereOriginal 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