Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard French Artwork & Posters Walter Bravze - Detroit Michigan

Walter Bravze - Detroit Michigan

All of them were marked with this trademark

these are extremely rare and very hard to find on today's market

awarded their own Regimental Crest as a gesture of respect to the American Paratroopers

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard French Artwork & Posters Walter Bravze - Detroit MichiganOriginal 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