Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 with Sight Hood - Serial 508330 German Helmets & Hats Both strait bailing wire as

Both strait bailing wire as well as fencing wire (often called Chicken wire) was also used in various gauges

Q66 indicating that it was manufactured by Quist in the German city of Esslingen

It consisted of an embroidered winged Lion of St

The interior label is missing but otherwise it is as issued in World War Two

Declared limited standard on 6 April 1944 with the adoption of the Grenade

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 with Sight Hood - Serial 508330 German Helmets & Hats Both strait bailing wire asOriginal 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