Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Three versions of these bowling

Three versions of these bowling pins were made

which unfortunately are washed out by the flash photography we normally use

and when the cap was opened up the top layers tore off

We have not been able to find much information on the 690th Coastal Artillery

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Three versions of these bowlingOriginal 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