Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Price_$-030 - $50 and there are even engraved

and there are even engraved iron fittings on the faux ramrod carved into the stock

this is a very nice example

Major Griffith earned his wings from what we can tell as being a helicopter pilot

The plate is chipped in a 3" area along the edge

the majority (including their German cadre officers) were executed

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Price_$-030 - $50 and there are even engravedOriginal 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