Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 with Buffington Sight - Serial 157195 MP 34 The 16th Light Dragoons arrived

The 16th Light Dragoons arrived in New York in September

This made train traffic understandably chaotic

When WWII Broke out

He carved flower in relief and LANCASTER 1914-1915 as well as his name into the Stag's leg bone

The left side of the stock bears a legible government inspector SWP / 1891 cartouche

Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 with Buffington Sight - Serial 157195 MP 34 The 16th Light Dragoons arrivedOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare gun! The "Springfield Trapdoor" was the standard rifle used by the U. S. military in one form or another since the late 1860s, with 1873 being the "Final" product produced by Erskine S. Allin. However as with any rifle, updates continued to be made as needed. The short lived Model 1880 was one such design. These are exceedingly rare, and have always commanded in quite a premium at auction. In the