Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 - Serial No 156797 Category_Brunswick Guns and machine applied Afrika Korps

and machine applied Afrika Korps cuff-title on the lower right sleeve

The reverse of the award is maker marked and dated W

war-weary sailors began deserting en masse

It has a size ink stamp of 58 (which was large for a jugend member)

The blade is still firm in the grip

Original Rare U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1880 Triangular Ramrod Bayonet Rifle made in 1881 - Serial No 156797 Category_Brunswick Guns and machine applied Afrika KorpsOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare gun! The "Springfield Trapdoor" was the standard rifle used by the U. S. military in one form or another since the late 1860s, with 1873 being the "Final" product produced by Erskine S. Allin. However as with any rifle, updates continued to be made as needed. The short lived Model 1880 was one such design. These are exceedingly rare, and have always commanded in quite a premium at auction. In the