Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern U.S. Frog and Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books Finishes vary: can be parkerized

Finishes vary: can be parkerized or blued (our choice)

but it is loose and unsnaps easily

The original liner on this helmet is partly intact

rather than the Czech 7

The 2nd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 23rd Brigade in the 8th Division in November 1914 also for service on the Western Front

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern U.S. Frog and Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books Finishes vary: can be parkerizedOriginal 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