Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 with Buffington Sight - Serial 157195 MP 34 His first wife was Anna

His first wife was Anna Seng Leigh

The guard towers were about two hundred yards apart and were mutually supporting

EC Brown of Rochester

The dark blue/black wool does have minor moth nips present but nothing damaging

The 16th Light Dragoons arrived in New York in September

Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 with Buffington Sight - Serial 157195 MP 34 His first wife was AnnaOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare gun! The "Springfield Trapdoor" was the standard rifle used by the U. S. military in one form or another since the late 1860s, with 1873 being the "Final" product produced by Erskine S. Allin. However as with any rifle, updates continued to be made as needed. The short lived Model 1880 was one such design. These are exceedingly rare, and have always commanded in quite a premium at auction. In the