Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle marked N.G.P. - Serial No 508047 Iraq Oval in shape the badge

Oval in shape the badge displays a an oval belt surrounded by a star with-

Purchased directly from veteran's estate

commercial credit business provided the firm with its 'bread and butter' income

where it remained until the end of the war

and given the new letter code swd

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle marked N.G.P. - Serial No 508047 Iraq Oval in shape the badgeOriginal 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