Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly historical collector's piece

historical collector's piece

The most noticeable of these are the early 1st pattern "stepped" rear sight and "long wrist" on the stock

but we felt leaving all of the history intact was more important

The shelter half retains its original tag reading:

after an engineer on the night train saw the flames

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly historical collector's pieceOriginal 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