Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle AAF CLOTH CHART - at

AAF CLOTH CHART - at the top center and titled: NO

The crews flew from Clastres

has Arsenal markings as well as a date in Japanese: 昭 十五

These were the predecessors of the Karabiner 98 Kurz adopted in 1935

Zinc remained the material of choice until war's end

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle AAF CLOTH CHART - atOriginal 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