Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527879 Nepalese Cache Extras the Belgian Commandos

the Belgian Commandos

The butt plates on the IMA stocks show the BSA information

and housed in the buttstock

with early Brass ends and hooks

The crossguard is a typical WKC example is still outstanding showing little to no wear

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527879 Nepalese Cache Extras the Belgian CommandosOriginal 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