Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Feed Assembly GEMBRUCH / SOLINGEN next to

GEMBRUCH / SOLINGEN next to their trademark fish logo

the 506th sent sixteen boxes

with just a few small tears and staining

"Par deux fois j'ai tenu et vaincu sur la Marne

and other proof marks

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Feed Assembly GEMBRUCH / SOLINGEN next toOriginal 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