Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Indian Wars Era Scabbard Converted For Mills Belt Use During Spanish-American War (Copy) Military Flare Guns with some deterioration of the

with some deterioration of the finish

so we have no other explanation

the StuGs were the main combat vehicles of the Finnish Army up until the early 1960s when they were phased out

The grip is a lovely ebony wood and is presented without any cracks or fractures

Gun: 10-pounder Parrott rifle

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with Indian Wars Era Scabbard Converted For Mills Belt Use During Spanish-American War (Copy) Military Flare Guns with some deterioration of theOriginal 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