Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 506380 British Military Maps and easily released

and easily released

The Luftschutz also utilized a variety of captured helmets

and we began the descent as we looked for a place to put down

here an aid pouch empty

Also the original cleaning rod was replaced long ago with what looks to be a GEW 98 cleaning rod variant

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 506380 British Military Maps and easily releasedOriginal 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