Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 554640 Antique Gun Parts Some are marked with Devanagari

Some are marked with Devanagari or Indian script and certainly could have seen use during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58

and no cracks we can see

and does not appear to have ever been removed

This example is constructed of tan colored webbing with the standard brass clip mountings

steel making

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial No 554640 Antique Gun Parts Some are marked with DevanagariOriginal 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