Original U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle Converted to a Jezail-Style Prop for the 1939 Film "Beau Geste" with Named Inscription - 1889 Production - Serial No. 454165 British Lancer the Single Action Army quickly

the Single Action Army quickly became much more than a service revolver

The celluloid is in excellent condition

the barrel has been later smooth bored

who manufactured Brodie Shells from 1939 to 1943 during the war

and listed as a "Wholesale Hardware Store"

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle Converted to a Jezail-Style Prop for the 1939 Film "Beau Geste" with Named Inscription - 1889 Production - Serial No. 454165 British Lancer the Single Action Army quicklyOriginal Item: Only One available. Here we have a unique example of a Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle, which was modified during the 20th century by film armorers to become a "Jezail style" prop gun. Sometimes spelled Jezzail (from the Arabic), these were a simple, cost efficient and typically handmade muzzle loading long arm commonly used in the Middle East region in the past. The action of the gun was left alone, with the modifications mostly