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

Along with this collection is a handwritten note that reads as follows:

and still used today for "Old West" competitions

MARQUENVILLE

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

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