Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527532 French Pistols • Corporal Ryan Walkers 1942

• Corporal Ryan Walkers 1942 dated tunic with his initials and number (R

riveted ventilation holes

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527532 French Pistols • Corporal Ryan Walkers 1942Original 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: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a