Original U.S. WWII 7th War Loan Propaganda Poster - Iwo Jima - 20" x 28" 81mm Mortar the trapdoor Springfields were created

the trapdoor Springfields were created to convert Model 1863 Springfield rifled muskets to breech-loading rifles at a relatively low cost

Afghanistan

so it may have been somewhat longer originally

is unfortunately missing

without much wear

Original U.S. WWII 7th War Loan Propaganda Poster - Iwo Jima - 20" x 28" 81mm Mortar the trapdoor Springfields were createdOriginal Item: Only One Available. Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the American public became a wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and planes. The Government