Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Cut-Down M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard & M1887 Hanger MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock The glossy upper surface has

The glossy upper surface has developed an attractive pattern of checking and crazing

and still retains the cleaning jag portion on the end

housed in a relatively smaller leather case with a nickel-finished handset and spare mouthpiece with leather straps to attach to the head

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The blade does however have oxidation staining in areas on both sides

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Cut-Down M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard & M1887 Hanger MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock The glossy upper surface hasOriginal 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