Original U.S. New Jersey Issue Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern N.J. Frog and Scabbard Holsters & Cases so the years of cleaning

so the years of cleaning have removed it

This is most likely not the first regimental designation that this rifle had

created a new identity as Dennis F

if unofficial

The division was based in Saluzzo and most of its troops were drafted in the surrounding Langhe region in southern Piedmont

Original U.S. New Jersey Issue Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern N.J. Frog and Scabbard Holsters & Cases so the years of cleaningOriginal 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