Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 42 Mounts As a Confederate destined export

As a Confederate destined export weapon it should have the right hand side of the butt stamped with a roundel stating BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS TRADE

and the original decal on front is nearly 100% complete

An old label attached to the gun when we received it from very long time storage stated that this was a New England style fowling piece

"One of the first WR officers

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 42 Mounts As a Confederate destined exportOriginal 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