Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Knives & Daggers and the frog button hole

and the frog button hole is still intact

with a bit of past oxidation showing

This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT OR SHIPMENT TO CALIFORNIA ADDRESSES

It also has a functional half-cock safety

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard Knives & Daggers and the frog button holeOriginal 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