Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets the initials of the firm

the initials of the firm Richard Simm & Sohne

Measures 11" x 9

with each arm comprised of five

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

This Small Sword that has a “COLICHMARDE” blade has lost a couple of inches that may indicate battle damage

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets the initials of the firmOriginal 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