Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle with Metal Pistol Grip made in 1892 - Serial 550187 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles On January 24TH 1936 a

On January 24TH 1936 a new pattern Enlisted Men and Non-Commissioned Officer's belt buckle was officially introduced to replace the previously worn Weimar era Reichsheer buckle

The butt plate does have some light pitting

However it is also marked Konstruktion Rheinmetall - Borsig

There are gold gilt federal regulation eagle buttons to the sides with the 8th Infantry Regiment

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle with Metal Pistol Grip made in 1892 - Serial 550187 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles On January 24TH 1936 aOriginal 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