Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Made in 1892 - Serial 543257 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) particularly on the rear of

particularly on the rear of the receiver and on the fittings for the butt stock

The troop transport was engaged in carrying replacements for the fleet and the Marines in China for the next fourteen years

but scattered light staining throughout

we can assume that the saber was utilized by a dragoon in the “B” troop of the 16th or 17th Light Dragoons

The katana has a handmade blade with a Futsu 普通 (regular) Nakago (tang) with kurijiri ( rounded) nakago-jiri (tang tip)

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 / 1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle Made in 1892 - Serial 543257 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) particularly on the rear ofOriginal 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