Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Partial Scabbard Snider Rifle unfortunately much too late for

unfortunately much too late for Little Bighorn

I decided to stage the night attack at Bergheim because my troops would be going across an open area about 500 yards (460 m) long and 400 yards (370 m) wide

What makes these guns so interesting is that the smooth water jacket still shows the deeply engraved Tsarists Royal Cypher of the Double Headed Eagle holding both Orb and Scepter around a shield showing St

banner near excellent condition

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Partial Scabbard Snider Rifle unfortunately much too late forOriginal 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