Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Upgraded to M1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1882 - Serial 179186 EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION It was also common to

It was also common to see the reverse of the flag bear the hammer and sickle in the obverse formation

or restoration work may also be necessary

Which loosely translates to "in memory to my Labor service"

and MU is for 1944 production

published in 1986

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Upgraded to M1888 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1882 - Serial 179186 EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION It was also common toOriginal 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