Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527879 U.S. Artillery Rear Admiral Francis Farington Gardner

Rear Admiral Francis Farington Gardner

Our solid resin non-firing display gun is nothing short of stunning

The Steel construction carrier is not included but available separately

Once this was done

it was typically operated with a crew of 3

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527879 U.S. Artillery Rear Admiral Francis Farington GardnerOriginal 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. The breech block is marked: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that