Original U.S. Excellent Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss It still has a good

It still has a good amount of the the original green paint

and the more common ones such as the Liège "Perron" tower monument were avoided

With the screw-on finial removed

There are no rank pips or added bars

This is a very nice all original service worn example of a German Model 42 Steel helmet

Original U.S. Excellent Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss It still has a goodOriginal 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