Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance and were intended to be

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

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

were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams

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

The tan paint looks to have been applied over the entire shell and on the underside while the liner was still installed

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial 528400 Ordnance and were intended to beOriginal 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