Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Napoleonic The items in this grouping

The items in this grouping no doubt belonged to a French soldier who actually saw service in country during the conflict

The pattern replaced the earlier "pinks" within the Airborne Regiments

with a replaced top jaw

oil and fuel systems and more

—The German Troops

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Napoleonic The items in this groupingOriginal 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