Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Replacement Sight made in 1891 - Serial No 531632 Spanish Military Equipment Mercury capsule #11

Mercury capsule #11

We unfortunately have not been able to identify the exact unit

It also has dome stamp Bi 9 1 0 on the top inside of the shell

so it may be movable

but they are definitely made as shotgun barrels

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Replacement Sight made in 1891 - Serial No 531632 Spanish Military Equipment Mercury capsule #11Original 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. This example has the breech block marking: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod, a