Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 521131 Napoleonic The head has an outstanding

The head has an outstanding hooked beak

despite the much vaunted benefits of breechloading

Condition is generally good with expected areas of surface rust

respectively

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 521131 Napoleonic The head has an outstandingOriginal 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 following block marking, indicating a replaced breech block (the 1873 and 1884 blocks are identical): MODEL 1873 The