Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 511117 P-1853 Enfield For years these unmarked Sharps

For years these unmarked Sharps we found in Kathmandu

and when turned up in the position shown in Fig

and Wrttemberger line units had been re-equipped

was vastly improved in durability and effective range

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 511117 P-1853 Enfield For years these unmarked SharpsOriginal 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 excellent example has the breech block marking: MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a cleaning