Original U.S. New Jersey Issue Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern N.J. Frog and Scabbard Holsters & Cases This is most likely not

This is most likely not the first regimental designation that this rifle had

with 600 arriving in June

as well as the battles in Sudan

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Original U.S. New Jersey Issue Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern N.J. Frog and Scabbard Holsters & Cases This is most likely notOriginal 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