Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod and Early Breech Block U.S. Field Gear Service Ribbon DescriptionThe service ribbon

Service Ribbon DescriptionThe service ribbon is 1+3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes:

and is split at the seam as well

When referred to as women Marines

made of mostly aluminum

The liner is original as is the waistband

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Rifle with Standard Ram Rod and Early Breech Block U.S. Field Gear Service Ribbon DescriptionThe service ribbonOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice interesting example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle, the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. The breech block is marked: MODEL 1873 (EAGLE) (CROSSED ARROWS) U. S. In the years following, the stamping on the breech block was simplified, removing the Eagle and Arrows, and the block itself lost