Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle made in 1888 with Standard Ram Rod, Bayonet & Scabbard - Serial 423318 Spanish Militaria marked as well as maker

marked as well as maker marked

so they are quite loose on the scabbard

her name was struck from the Navy List on 14 December 1970

however it does not hold the loading lever securely at some times due to the spring being weak

The move also required new barrel lining and new magazine (Mannlicher type)

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle made in 1888 with Standard Ram Rod, Bayonet & Scabbard - Serial 423318 Spanish Militaria marked as well as makerOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a lovely honest used example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, complete with an original bayonet in a scabbard with belt frog. This was 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