Original U.S. Excellent Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss There are no rank pips

There are no rank pips or added bars

It still has a good amount of the the original green paint

from simple wooden rattles to mechanical sirens were employed to help warn the soldiers that it was time to put the mask on

- Metal bar handle attached to the lid by rectangular wire loops so it can fold flat for stacking or lift up for easy carry

with an intact bent metal pin catch

Original U.S. Excellent Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss There are no rank pipsOriginal 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