Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard by Rock Island British Machine Guns from whom IMA has acquired

from whom IMA has acquired it

length 99 feet

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard by Rock Island British Machine Guns from whom IMA has acquiredOriginal 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