Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527532 Scabbards & Sheaths On the night of February

On the night of February 27 Germans laid down a heavy contingent of artillery and mortar fire and under this the elements of the 6th Mountain Division were withdrawn and replaced by the 221st Volksgrenadier Regiment

the regiment was amalgamated with the 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) to form The Royal Munster Fusiliers

The regiment saw action around the areas of Radziechów

manufactured circa 1875-1912

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle - Serial No 527532 Scabbards & Sheaths On the night of FebruaryOriginal 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 excellent example has the breech block marking: U. S. MODEL 1884 In 1884 the integral Round Rod Bayonet was introduced, which could double as a