Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Availability_International burying some of the men

burying some of the men under a collapse of earth who were then dug out by the others under machine gun fire

Oberstarbeits Fuhrer Albrecht Alexmann

It measures 30 inches tall

It is machine embroidered with black and silver/gray thread on a black background

The hilt also has a very nice finish

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Availability_International burying some of the menOriginal 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