Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1888 - Serial 413358 British Ordnance This is technically classed as

This is technically classed as a "Bowie"  knife or Dirk

[14] Napoleon believed it sufficiently useful that he had cuirassier-style armor issued to his two carabinier regiments after the Battle of Wagram

the day after the landings

this mirrors the Charlesville Pattern muskets but has a Brown Bess type lock marked TATHAM & SON

It is decorated with a very nice cast aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open cast aluminum wreath surrounding a metal tri-color cockade on the band

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1888 - Serial 413358 British Ordnance This is technically classed asOriginal 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