Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial 561532 British Military Hats The level of detail is

The level of detail is quite extraordinary

On 19 April 1915 he landed in France and served briefly with the 2/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers before being appointed temporary lieutenant-colonel in the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

which was one of several companies producing similar knives

and the pebbled panels and oak leaves and acorns near the bottom are still crisp

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1893 - Serial 561532 British Military Hats The level of detail isOriginal 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