Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle with Figured Stock made in 1892 - Serial 551177 MG 34 Accessories Also a captured German Albatros

Also a captured German Albatros was sent there for instructional purposes

(National Defence Force

It was rather impractical and unpopular with the troops to which it was issued

of the same format

the Thai government was increasingly concerned about the spread of a communist insurgency into Thailand

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle with Figured Stock made in 1892 - Serial 551177 MG 34 Accessories Also a captured German AlbatrosOriginal 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