Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Indian Wars Era Scabbard Converted For Mills Belt Use During Spanish-American War (Copy) Availability_International with the brass "Dragon's Head"

with the brass "Dragon's Head" wick holder held on by a brass cherry blossom fitting

It is very slightly vaulted

The liner is in quite nice shape

The hand cannon could be held in two hands

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Indian Wars Era Scabbard Converted For Mills Belt Use During Spanish-American War (Copy) Availability_International with the brass "Dragon's Head"Original 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