Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1885 - Serial 271647 French Field Equipment The Tredegar Iron Works in

The Tredegar Iron Works in the Confederacy produced 45 20-pounder Parrott rifles between August 1862 and December 1864

near the spine

The back of the wrist has a nice silver escutcheon behind the barrel tang

even on the wood stock

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1885 - Serial 271647 French Field Equipment The Tredegar Iron Works inOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. The breech block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was designed, which could double as a cleaning rod, a development that met with very limited success. However, it was not fitted