Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets It would appear our example

It would appear our example is one from the earliest production run and is therefore very rare

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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets It would appear our exampleOriginal 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