Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle As they scrambled through the

As they scrambled through the woods and up the rocky slope

Zinc remained the material of choice until war's end

has Arsenal markings as well as a date in Japanese: 昭 十五

The barrel does look to have been reused

AAF CLOTH CHART - at the top center and titled: NO

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle As they scrambled through 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