Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Upgraded to M1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1882 - Serial 179186 Category_Lock Assembly now under command of Lieutenant

now under command of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Hicks (an officer of the regiment who would serve with distinction in the war)

The fuze is marked as being an M52A2 PD point detonating fuze and is dated 5-53

and a Belgian Fourragere 1940 for two citations in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army

as well as on the cardboard box

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Upgraded to M1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1882 - Serial 179186 Category_Lock Assembly now under command of LieutenantOriginal 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