Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 with Buffington Sight - Serial 157195 MP 34 It excuses one JOHN JEFFREY

It excuses one JOHN JEFFREY from serving in the British Armed Forces because he is already engaged in a profession serving the Crown

His first wife was Anna Seng Leigh

This made train traffic understandably chaotic

The 16th Light Dragoons arrived in New York in September

Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 with Buffington Sight - Serial 157195 MP 34 It excuses one JOHN JEFFREYOriginal 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