Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonets Repurposed As a Sconces by Bannerman’s - 2 Items Uniforms and is a nice example

and is a nice example

the M1895's operating mechanism was one of Browning's and Matthew S

It sill has the remnants of a leather sword hanger through the hanger loop

5" overall

The chinstrap is fully intact

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonets Repurposed As a Sconces by Bannerman’s - 2 Items Uniforms and is a nice exampleOriginal Item: Only One Pair 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