Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard British Military Hats the bomb was safely detonated

the bomb was safely detonated by a standard No

THIS SET COMES COMPLETE WITH THE RARE BAYONET LUG attachment on the barrel for affixing a Portuguese Mauser Bayonet

the Battalion suffered it’s first casualty when he was shot by a German sniper

this bayonet appears almost un-issued with just storage wear

and is even dated 1862 on the blade

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard British Military Hats the bomb was safely detonatedOriginal 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