Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Replacement Sight made in 1891 - Serial No 531632 French Machine Guns The fine wood shaft bears

The fine wood shaft bears clear crisp markings ЯR 796 1940

and was resisting near Metz

C Tillman Chitmood

This stunning helmet which is hand painted in camouflage is unique in that the owner integrated the 29th Infantry Division insignia into the paint scheme

Losses were high during early combat operations

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1884 Rod Bayonet Rifle with Replacement Sight made in 1891 - Serial No 531632 French Machine Guns The fine wood shaft bearsOriginal 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