Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Early Cleaning Rod Made in 1887 - Serial 376963 Manufacture Type_Original Items Most of the helmets that

Most of the helmets that we see are missing the liners completely or have only remnants

according to Robert Wilkinson Latham

came under chemical attack

held on lightly by old plastic tape

measuring approximately 16" x 13"

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Early Cleaning Rod Made in 1887 - Serial 376963 Manufacture Type_Original Items Most of the helmets thatOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice honest used 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