Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance under the serial number has

under the serial number has Arsenal markings as well as a date in Japanese: 昭 十 六

"In order to save as many of the ship's company as possible"

but we can't quite make it out

and were intended to be returned in order to have them refilled and repacked at a later date

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance under the serial number hasOriginal 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