Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle The crews flew from Clastres

The crews flew from Clastres

The barrel does look to have been reused

These were the predecessors of the Karabiner 98 Kurz adopted in 1935

As they scrambled through the woods and up the rocky slope

By the time of the armistice on 11 November

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Martini-Henry Rifle The crews flew from ClastresOriginal 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