Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 514072 Availability_Domestic These are possible Romanian post

These are possible Romanian post war manufacture

and they will be offered at a far higher price

We challenge anyone to find Y-straps of this quality for a better price

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Here is a story recounted by Frank Procopio

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 514072 Availability_Domestic These are possible Romanian postOriginal 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. In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that met with very limited success. It was