Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1889 - Serial 435638 U.S. Civil War Comes with complete leather liner

Comes with complete leather liner in size 58

The round measures about 29 inches in overall length

it revealed some extensive grinding as well as what appears to be a weld mark

The 72ND REGIMENT OF FOOT was raised in 1778 as the SEAFORTH HIGHLAND REGIMENT

with just a bit of denting

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1889 - Serial 435638 U.S. Civil War Comes with complete leather linerOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice 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 not fitted