Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Brown Bess with a bright finish and

with a bright finish and very crisp lands and grooves

The grooved

establishing the Aviation Indoctrination School and Air Combat Intelligence School at Naval Air Station Quonset Point so as to enable these advanced recruits to become more experienced naval officers

and they had six pilots who achieved ace status

This is another piece from the acquisition of the Strakaty collection

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Brown Bess with a bright finish andOriginal 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