Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1868 Trapdoor Rifle Serial 17561 with Bayonet in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1863 & 1869 Iraq On 16 December 1944

On 16 December 1944

Retains its original bell clapper

This example bears serial number YY

there is definitely no hole for a swivel on this example's trigger guard

already in South Vietnam

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1868 Trapdoor Rifle Serial 17561 with Bayonet in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1863 & 1869 Iraq On 16 December 1944Original item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now