Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard ZB 26-ZB 30 each secured by two washers

each secured by two washers

We also bombed a few enemy strong points of resistance as well as gun emplacements

the tube could be rapidly loaded either by dropping in fresh cartridges or from a device called the Blakeslee Cartridge Box

Almost completed devoid of markings this rifle bears all matching serial number 10 (in Negari which appears like 90) and a rear sight that is graduated in Negari numbers

1278mm [50

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard ZB 26-ZB 30 each secured by two washersOriginal 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