Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets during which the regiment won

during which the regiment won three Congressional Medals of Honor and its commander was killed by a Boxer sniper

Measuring 39 1/2" overall length

but was definitely updated for reissue during the Korean war

Measures 11" x 9

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets during which the regiment wonOriginal 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