Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Barrel markings are partly legible

Barrel markings are partly legible

Three versions of these bowling pins were made

Navy Ordnance Department became interested in the design

There is only a size label inside of the sweatband indicating that it is a size 7 ¼

and in some nations' air forces

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Barrel markings are partly legibleOriginal 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