Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1890 - Serial No 510104 Browning LMG The serial number is 8576

The serial number is 8576 denoting the year of manufacture as 1887

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1890 - Serial No 510104 Browning LMG The serial number is 8576Original 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