Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Brass Hook Scabbard Russian Field Gear Heller etched vertically to the

Heller etched vertically to the blade

The grooved

The bombing and strafing of Hickam Field was an important objective

The leather of the liner shows only light wear

but there is no slot or button

Original Excellent U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Brass Hook Scabbard Russian Field Gear Heller etched vertically to theOriginal 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