Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Rifle Converted to M-1868 Trapdoor Rifle using 2nd ALLIN System c.1870 German Military Maps He would later rise to

He would later rise to be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Detailed service

None of Lody's torpedoes struck their target

He returned home with the 82nd Airborne 505th PIR on the ship the Queen Mary in later 1945

worth of further research

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Rifle Converted to M-1868 Trapdoor Rifle using 2nd ALLIN System c.1870 German Military Maps He would later rise toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Model 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, as indicated on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" and U. S. marking, indicating military production. The model 1861 was the official rifle of the United States when the civil war began, however they were always in short number until they could enter full production.