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

protecting traders and travelers

There is a soft wool lining stitched on the inside of the jacket

Width: 64 inch / 163 cm

It is very important that all asbestos is professionally removed from old gas masks which has been done in this case

and while the top sweat shield is almost completely missing

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