Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 N.G.P-Marked Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 511628 Featured Item Hillard was shot in the

Hillard was shot in the head by a sniper and killed

Serial LCC2085

In early February 1945

This carbine accepts the P-1888 Long Lee Metford and the

The blade measures 18 1/2 inches long

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 N.G.P-Marked Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 511628 Featured Item Hillard was shot in theOriginal 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 excellent example has the breech block marking: MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning