Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet Repurposed As a Sconce by Bannerman’s MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock The various shades still work

The various shades still work well

bands with at least one British style barrel securing pin has been added

One of the fingers is a separate piece of leather

otherwise the forage cap is as used by Hollenbeck when we fought during the war

Known manufacturers for the M1910 and M1918 meat cans during WWI included: Aluminum Company of America

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet Repurposed As a Sconce by Bannerman’s MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock The various shades still workOriginal 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