Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Partial Scabbard Sten Gun It also has a copper

It also has a copper Habaki (blade collar) with a "heart-shaped" inlet

The lineage of this unit is carried on today by the Maryland Army National Guard's 175th Infantry Regiment

which unfortunately cannot be fully read

attached by a set of four rivets to a leather lined cap in very nice condition

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Partial Scabbard Sten Gun It also has a copperOriginal 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