Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Made in 1886 with Unit Marking - Serial 315421 Russian/Soviet Militaria complete with a steel scabbard

complete with a steel scabbard and frog

Battledress (BD)

As part of its training that year

with an aluminum base metal

gives a glimpse of the time of World War I

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Made in 1886 with Unit Marking - Serial 315421 Russian/Soviet Militaria complete with a steel scabbardOriginal 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