Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Indian Wars Era Scabbard Converted For Mills Belt Use During Spanish-American War (Copy) Historical Military Books We only have recently found

We only have recently found only 6 pieces that came to us over 25 years ago

with shortened number 5326 present on the cylinder and arbor pin

The leather itself is solid but dried out

"eem" is the German WWII three letter code for Selve-Kronbiegel Dornheim AG

this was not the primary mission of the IJAAS

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Indian Wars Era Scabbard Converted For Mills Belt Use During Spanish-American War (Copy) Historical Military Books We only have recently foundOriginal 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