Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard & M1887 Hanger - Excellent MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets it is obvious that this

it is obvious that this was a machete that did not spend its life in the scabbard

which would indicate it was issued by the Bielefeld office in 1941

The rear visor is also depot or regimentally marked: 23

Collectors should not buy pieces without a provenance — a history — and supporting documents

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard & M1887 Hanger - Excellent MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets it is obvious that thisOriginal 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