Original U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle Converted to a Jezail-Style Prop for the 1939 Film "Beau Geste" with Named Inscription - 1889 Production - Serial No. 454165 Chinese Militaria County mills ground out barrels

County mills ground out barrels of flour and wagonmakers built

I never forget

As with other examples by this maker

Without specific provenance

The side of the "receiver" is marked as being an M22 (China Variant)

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle Converted to a Jezail-Style Prop for the 1939 Film "Beau Geste" with Named Inscription - 1889 Production - Serial No. 454165 Chinese Militaria County mills ground out barrelsOriginal Item: Only One available. Here we have a unique example of a Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle, which was modified during the 20th century by film armorers to become a "Jezail style" prop gun. Sometimes spelled Jezzail (from the Arabic), these were a simple, cost efficient and typically handmade muzzle loading long arm commonly used in the Middle East region in the past. The action of the gun was left alone, with the modifications mostly