Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 519711 French Holster - 1/8 Fluid Ounce Oil

- 1/8 Fluid Ounce Oil of Cloves in original Box

Overall length is 49 inches long

Original "fluted" RPzB 54 barrel tube to increase strength

but could easily be glued back in place

The rifle cycles well and dry fires

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 519711 French Holster - 1/8 Fluid Ounce OilOriginal 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