Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 with Sight Hood - Serial 508330 German Helmets & Hats and during cleaning

and during cleaning

Q66 indicating that it was manufactured by Quist in the German city of Esslingen

J Murray on the interior label and on a stapled name tag on the interior

Declared limited standard on 6 April 1944 with the adoption of the Grenade

Legend in English and French

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 with Sight Hood - Serial 508330 German Helmets & Hats and during cleaningOriginal 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