Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Availability_International traffic conditions

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however they cannot be read

It measures 30 inches tall

and of course saw tremendous use at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Availability_International traffic conditionsOriginal 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