Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Feed Assembly A nearly identical pair can

A nearly identical pair can be found at the WWII Airborne Museum at this link

or even accepted at the Kriegsmarine

which led directly to the 1873 Springfield Trapdoor

the 506th sent sixteen boxes

When the Type 97 with its shortened delay came into production and was being delivered to front line combat units

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Feed Assembly A nearly identical pair canOriginal 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