Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle with Sight Hood - Dated 1890 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets In turned out however that

In turned out however that at ground level the temperatures being much higher than at say 10

Now withdrawn from government sale

Actual markings may vary but all were manufactured by SOM in Paris for the German Army and of the three we have opened all are dated 1935

Not Reproductions

Each Maxim comes on it's original partly brass (under the paint) very heavy wheeled Soklov mount which itself was replaced in WW1 by a lighter all steel version

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle with Sight Hood - Dated 1890 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets In turned out however thatOriginal 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. In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning rod,a development that met with very limited success. It was