Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts it is as amusing as

it is as amusing as it is scary and encapsulates the late war struggle and need for humor as well as any work we've every encountered

with no locking issues

Some damage to mouthpiece

That design was re-engineered by Joseph Rider during 1865

indicating Company D

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts it is as amusing asOriginal 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