Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_MG 42 Accessories Norris Bradbury

Norris Bradbury

unventilated suspended ear covers and frontal peak to which is attached the classic English ONE BAR adjustable nose guard

and is contained in an alloy wall casing with a hinged glass door

but have a more elongated body

and the ribbon is in very good shape

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_MG 42 Accessories Norris BradburyOriginal 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