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my 'new' M1888 trapdoor

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:47 pm
by A square 10
rod bayo version of the trapdoor ,

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and with the similar vintage spanish 1893 mauser and M1892/6 US krag - all typical of the span-am war

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Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:15 am
by Woftam
Oooooh nice. Colour me a very jealous shade of green.

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:43 pm
by riptidenj
Excellent. I have 2, one in pretty good shape, one a little rough. In his

account of his Spanish American War experiences Charles Johnson Post

refers to standing guard with his rod bayonet extended.