Original U.S. Excellent Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Spanish Flags protecting traders and travelers

protecting traders and travelers

The chamber has a crisp Chilean coat of arms marked on it

and while the top sweat shield is almost completely missing

helmet decals and the wearing of dress daggers after 1961

It also has a black & white twisted rope border

Original U.S. Excellent Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Spanish Flags protecting traders and travelersOriginal Item: Only One Available. The model 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield was the first standard issue breech loading rifle adopted by the United States Army. The gun, in both full length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against the American Indians. It was 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 model 1873 was the fifth