Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle Marked to 25th Infantry Regiment "Buffalo Soldiers" - Serial 544516 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the host country

and the host country

It's a Mark 7 with serial number 4017

which still bears it's unit's color flash to the left side

There is some light wear and surface scratching

280 stands for 28 MHz while 330 stands for 33 MHz

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle Marked to 25th Infantry Regiment "Buffalo Soldiers" - Serial 544516 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the host countryOriginal 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