Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard by Rock Island Stencils Norden Inc

Norden Inc

Each end of the flexible blade is fitted with a substantial steel ring through which two wood handles

Overall Length: 47 1/2 Inches

While this liner is totally genuine we believe it was a replacement liner most likely added after the war

and has a decorative brass fitting inside

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard by Rock Island Stencils Norden IncOriginal 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