Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1888 - Serial 413358 British Ordnance and there were severe restrictions

and there were severe restrictions on anything related to weapons construction

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

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

We have had many of the badges before

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1888 - Serial 413358 British Ordnance and there were severe restrictionsOriginal 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