Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard British Military Hats and is even dated 1862

and is even dated 1862 on the blade

Serial number is 301876 indicates manufacture in 1885

and the underlying steel has oxidized

Very few were found to be issued with a socket bayonet as this is

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Polished Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard British Military Hats and is even dated 1862Original 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