Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonets Repurposed As a Sconces by Bannerman’s - 2 Items Availability_Both which indicates that this is

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this is not just an ordinary canteen but a canvas for a very skilled (and bored) engraver (soldier) who had lots of down time in the trenches during the Great War

from Ezekiel Baker’s flintlock of the Napoleonic wars

such as on large bomber aircraft

including the silk skull cap which is so often removed

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonets Repurposed As a Sconces by Bannerman’s - 2 Items Availability_Both which indicates that this isOriginal Item: Only One Pair 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