Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard British Militaria with a rare and desirable

with a rare and desirable unit marking

and still has about 80% of the original nickel plating

During the remainder of the North African campaign the 16th Infantry fought in a number of locations to include the Ousseltia Valley

which we assume the soldier must have been to during the campaign

NEW KENT CHIEF MASTER AT ARMS reverse is marked with a patent number

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard British Militaria with a rare and desirableOriginal 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