Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 - Serial No 154317 German Military Maps while one has an ink

while one has an ink stamp

and is marked on the top with date 1939

It is held in a soft grey leather frog

The squadron was elevated to an Air Base Group (ABG) on 28 January 1950

meaning its purpose continued after 1945

Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 - Serial No 154317 German Military Maps while one has an inkOriginal 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