Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod and Early Breech Block Nepalese Cache Extras 81 light machine guns

81 light machine guns

The scabbard throat is not commonly encountered and could be a period replacement

The visor/peak is in good shape

Both rims of the pommel are free of dings and with only modest signs of use

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod and Early Breech Block Nepalese Cache Extras 81 light machine gunsOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice interesting example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. The breech block is marked: MODEL 1873 (EAGLE) (CROSSED ARROWS) U. S. In the years following, the stamping on the breech block was simplified, removing the Eagle and Arrows, and the block itself lost