Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Display Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1889 - Serial 458504 German Machine Guns Our example as illustrated in

Our example as illustrated in Harding's book is marked GREENER on the lock plate and W

All four of the original liner split pins are present

This force has shrunk to 400 Minuteman-III missiles as of September 2017 deployed in missile silos around Malmstrom AFB

and there are also some cracks on the left side

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Display Rifle with Standard Ram Rod made in 1889 - Serial 458504 German Machine Guns Our example as illustrated inOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice deactivated "display" 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.