Original U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1884 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle - dated 1884 Japanese Uniforms Brossois traveled to the contractors

Brossois traveled to the contractors in Austria and Germany to inspect early shipments of the M1895 bayonet

but was promoted out of the job shortly after

The markings are mostly clear and the brass hilt has a nice honest patina

The leather washer is unfortunately not present

5-ship formation out of CONUS

Original U.S. Experimental Springfield M-1884 Chaffee-Reece .45-70 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle - dated 1884 Japanese Uniforms Brossois traveled to the contractorsOriginal Item: Only One available. During the late 1870s, the U. S. Army was looking for a replacement for the venerable Springfield Model 1873 single shot rifle with one that had a magazine for additional cartridges. The trapdoor design, like the remington rolling block, was very robust, but not conducive to any type of repeating system conversion. To do this, the Army's ordnance department set up a "Magazine Gun Board" in an attempt to find a