Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 505538 Lewis Gun Railroad most likely

Railroad most likely

and looks to have been redone when put back into service during WWII

The group returned to the US in August and was inactivated on 15 November 1945

When approaching a farmhouse he again ordered his men to take cover while he investigated the building

but these are definitely wool

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 505538 Lewis Gun Railroad most likelyOriginal 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