Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 523585 Antique Handguns The Signal Corps recruited experienced

The Signal Corps recruited experienced wire specialists from the telephone industry

ELIASSEN 10st ABN engraved into blade

Turning west

this is a quality aluminum reproduction of the rare Austro-Hungarian WWI Berndorfer Helmet brow plate

As a Captain he had taken part in the NILE CAMPAIGN of 1884/85

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 523585 Antique Handguns The Signal Corps recruited experiencedOriginal 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