Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial 552858 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets Size is approximately 6 3/4”

Size is approximately 6 3/4” and in above average condition overall

It also bears the Roman Numeral date "XV" indicating it was made in the 15th year of dictator Benito Mussolini's rule

and the upper barrel band does not look to have ever had one

and is made from gilded metal and glass

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1892 - Serial 552858 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets Size is approximately 6 3/4”Original 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