SRS Check On Possible Trapdoor Purchase Please

[butlersrangers]

It is a rod-bayonet rifle, but appears to have some type of custom 'rod' (and not a bayonet-rod) in place?

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[oldfoneguy]

It is a rod-bayonet rifle, but appears to have some type of custom 'rod' (and not a bayonet-rod) in place?

Honestly I don't know. My daughters boyfriend knows more about these than I do. He says it looks like it matches what his ramrod rifle has which is also an oddball with an 1875 receiver. This is among the very last of these built so there are bound to be differences from older ones. Basically a parts rifle I would think.

[butlersrangers]

Not my area of expertise and I have no dog in the fight, but there is something very unusual about the rod on that trapdoor.

The rod-bayonet 'tip' normally looks like this attached photo. (I am not aware of any 'issued' protective cover)?

[oldfoneguy]

Not my area of expertise and I have no dog in the fight, but there is something very unusual about the rod on that trapdoor.

The rod-bayonet 'tip' normally looks like this attached photo. (I am not aware of any 'issued' protective cover)?

You are correct. Look at them side by side it seems like the bayonet bracket on the one I'm going to look at is on backwards. Is that even possible? See how the release button is to the front on your picture and it's to the rear on this one? Good catch! Something I'm going to have to pay close attention to, thanks.

Update, spoke to my daughters boyfriend and he explained the bayonet bracket is removable and apparently this one was put back reversed that's why the bayonet doesn't have a point and the release button is to the rear. Going forward I will refer to him by his name Paul it's quicker to type.
So my resident go-to expert for all things trapdoor is Paul.