Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern Frog and Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles 1st Battalion remained in Bad

1st Battalion remained in Bad Tölz

This model rifle

When the canal was temporarily closed by landslides in late 1915

it was issued to all ranks of the Marine service

which served as part of the 90th Infantry Division during WWII

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern Frog and Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles 1st Battalion remained in BadOriginal 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